Proverbs 20:11

Easy To Read Version

Even a child shows that he is good or bad by the things he does. You can watch that child and know if he is honest and good.

Cross References

Matthew 7:16

You will know these people because of the things they do. Good things don’t come from bad people, the same as grapes don’t come from thorn bushes. And figs don’t come from thorny weeds.

Proverbs 21:8

Bad people always try to cheat other people. But good people are honest and fair.

Psalm 58:3

Those evil men started doing wrong\par as soon as they were born.\par They have been liars from birth.\par

Luke 1:15

John will be a great man for the Lord (God). He will never drink wine or liquor. Even at the time when John is being born, he will be filled with the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [6]}

Psalm 51:5

I was born in sin,\par and in sin my mother conceived me.\par

Luke 1:66

All the people that heard about these things wondered about them. They thought, “What will this child (John) be?” They said this because the Lord (God) was with this child.

Proverbs 22:15

Children do foolish things. But if you punish them, they will learn not to do those things.

Proverbs 20:12

The Lord gave us eyes to see with and ears to hear with—\{use them\}!

2 Chronicles 34:3

When Josiah was in his eighth year as king, he began to follow the God that David his ancestor followed. Josiah was still young when he began to obey God. When Josiah was in his twelfth year as king he began to destroy the high places {\cf2\super [421]} , the Asherah Poles, {\cf2\super [422]} and idols that were carved and idols that were made from molds from Judah and Jerusalem.