Proverbs 20:11

Conservative English Version

The good or bad that children do shows what they are like.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 34:3

When Josiah was only sixteen years old he began worshiping God, just as his ancestor David had done. Then, four years later, he decided to destroy the local shrines in Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the sacred poles for worshiping the goddess Asherah and the idols of foreign gods.

Psalm 51:5

I have sinned and done wrong since the day I was born.

Psalm 58:3

You have done wrong and lied from the day you were born.

Proverbs 20:12

Hearing and seeing are gifts from the LORD.

Proverbs 21:8

All crooks are liars, but anyone who is innocent will do right.

Proverbs 22:15

All children are foolish, but firm correction will make them change.

Matthew 7:16

You can tell what they are by what they do. No one picks grapes or figs from thornbushes.

Luke 1:15

Your son will be a great servant of the Lord. He must never drink wine or beer, and the power of the Holy Spirit will be with him from the time he is born.

Luke 1:66

Everyone who heard about this wondered what this child would grow up to be. They knew that the Lord was with him.