OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 20

Proverbs 20:20

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Whoever curses his father or his mother,

his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

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Proverbs 20:17–23

17

Fraudulent food is sweet to a man,

but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.

18

Plans are established by advice;

by wise guidance you wage war!

19

He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets;

therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

20
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Whoever curses his father or his mother,

his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

21

An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning

won’t be blessed in the end.

22

Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.”

Wait for the LORD, and he will save you.

23

The LORD detests differing weights,

and dishonest scales are not pleasing.

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