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Proverbs 20:20

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20sWhoever curses his father or his mother,

tHis lamp will be put out in deep darkness.

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Cross references

  1. sEx. 21:17; Lev. 20:9; Prov. 30:11; Matt. 15:4
  2. tJob 18:5, 6; Prov. 24:20

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

If one curses his father or his mother,

his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

If someone curses their father or mother,

their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Whoever curses his father or mother —

his lamp will go out in deep darkness.

NLTNew Living Translation

If you insult your father or mother,

your light will be snuffed out in total darkness.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He who curses his father and his mother,

his lamp will be extinguished in the midst of darkness.

KJV 1900King James Version

Whoso curseth his father or his mother,

His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.