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Prov. 20:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his θlamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

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or, candle.

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curseth.

Prov. 30:11,17• ¹¹There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
¹⁷The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. (Prov. 30:11,17)

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Ex. 20:12• ¹²Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. (Ex. 20:12)

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Ex. 21:17• ¹⁷And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. (Ex. 21:17)

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Lev. 20:9• ⁹For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him. (Lev. 20:9)

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Deut. 27:16• ¹⁶Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. (Deut. 27:16)

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Matt. 15:4• ⁴For God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. (Matt. 15:4)

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Mark 7:10‑13• ¹⁰For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
¹¹But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
¹²And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
¹³Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye. (Mark 7:10‑13)

his.

Prov. 13:9• ⁹The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. (Prov. 13:9)

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Prov. 24:20• ²⁰For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. (Prov. 24:20)

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Job 18:5‑6,18• ⁵Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
⁶The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
¹⁸He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. (Job 18:5‑6,18)

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Matt. 22:13• ¹³Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matt. 22:13)

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Matt. 25:8• ⁸And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. (Matt. 25:8)

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Jude 13• ¹³Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. (Jude 13)

lamp.

or, candle.

Prov. 20:27• ²⁷The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly. (Prov. 20:27)

• No parents are perfect in all their ways, but, like civil authorities, they are to be honored because of their position. They stand to children in God’s stead. (“Proverbs Twenty” by H.A. Ironside)

• This was the error of Ham (Gen. 9:22). (“Proverbs Twenty” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackeste darkness.

JND Translation Notes

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e

Lit. "the eyeball of." see ch. 7.9.