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

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Ex. 20:12• ¹²{i}Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be prolonged in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.{/i} (Ex. 20:12)

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Ex. 21:17• ¹⁷{i}And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall certainly be put to death.{/i} (Ex. 21:17)

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Lev. 20:9• ⁹{i}Whatever man revileth his father and his mother shall certainly be put to death: he hath reviled his father and his mother; his blood is upon him.{/i} (Lev. 20:9)

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Deut. 27:16• ¹⁶{i}Cursed be he that slighteth his father or his mother! And all the people shall say, Amen.{/i} (Deut. 27:16)

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Matt. 15:4• ⁴{i}For God commanded saying, Honour father and mother; and, He that speaks ill of father or mother, let him die the death.{/i} (Matt. 15:4)

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Mark 7:10‑13• ¹⁰For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and he who speaks ill of father or mother, let him surely die.
¹¹{i}But{/i} ye say, If a man say to his father or mother, It is corban, that is, gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
¹²and ye suffer him no more to do anything for his father or his mother,
¹³making void the word of God through your traditions which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do. (Mark 7:10‑13)

his.

Prov. 13:9• ⁹The light of the righteous rejoiceth;{HR}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 future to the evil [man];{HR}The lamp 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,{HR}And the flame of his fire shall not shine.
⁶The light in his tabernacle shall be dark,{HR}And his lamp shall be put out with him.
¹⁸They shall drive him from light into darkness,{HR}And shall chase him from the world. (Job 18:5‑6,18)

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

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Matt. 25:8• ⁸And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil; for our torches are going out. (Matt. 25:8)

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Jude 13• ¹³raging sea-waves foaming out their own shames; wandering stars for whom hath been reserved the gloom of darkness forever. (Jude 13)

lamp.

or, candle.

Prov. 20:27• ²⁷Man's spirit [is] Jehovah's lamp,{HR}Searching all the chambers 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.

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e

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

W. Kelly Translation

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Whoso curseth his father or his mother,{HR}His lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.