Proverbs 20:20

Foolproof Instructions

¹⁹ He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,
Therefore do not associate with a gossip.
²⁰ He who curses his father or his mother,
His lamp will go out in time of darkness.
²¹ An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning
Will not be blessed in the end.

Deep Darkness

Exodus 21:17

“He who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

Proverbs 30:11

There is a kind of man who curses his father
And does not bless his mother.

Leviticus 20:9

‘If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother, his bloodguiltiness is upon him.

Proverbs 13:9

The light of the righteous rejoices,
But the lamp of the wicked goes out.

Proverbs 24:20

For there will be no future for the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.

Proverbs 30:17

The eye that mocks a father
And scorns a mother,
The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young eagles will eat it.

Matthew 15:4

For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother is to be put to death.’

Exodus 20:12

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you.

Deuteronomy 27:16

‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

Job 18:5-6

“Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out,
And the flame of his fire gives no light.

Job 18:18

“He is driven from light into darkness,
And chased from the inhabited world.

Matthew 22:13

Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Matthew 25:8

The foolish said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’

Mark 7:10-13

For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, is to be put to death’;

Jude 1:13

wild waves of the sea, casting up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the black darkness has been reserved forever.