Proverbs 20:20

Easy To Read Version

If a person curses {\cf2\super [28]} his father or mother, then he is like a person whose light stops shinning in the darkest darkness.

Cross References

Job 18:18

People will push him away from light\par into the darkness.\par They will chase him out of this world.\par

Exodus 20:12

“You must honor (respect) your father and your mother. Do this so you will have a full life in the land that the Lord your God gives you.

Exodus 21:17

“Any person who curses [135] his father or his mother must be killed.

Proverbs 13:9

A good person is like a light that shines brightly. But an evil person is like a light that becomes dark.

Proverbs 20:21

If your wealth was very easy to get, it will not be worth much to you.

Proverbs 24:20

Those evil people have no hope. Their light will become dark.

Proverbs 30:11

Some people speak against their fathers. And they don’t show respect for their mothers.

Proverbs 30:17

Any person who makes fun of his father or refuses to obey his mother will be punished. It will be as bad for him as if his eyes were eaten by vultures and wild birds.

Leviticus 20:9

“If any person curses [351] his father or mother, that person must be put to death. He cursed his father or mother, so he is responsible for his own death! [352]

Matthew 15:4

God said, ‘You must honor (respect) your father and mother.’ {\cf2\super [203]} And God also said, ‘Any person that says bad things to his father or mother must be killed.’ {\cf2\super [204]}

Matthew 22:13

So the king told some servants, ‘Tie this man’s hands and feet. Throw the man out into the darkness. In that place, people will cry and grind their teeth \{with pain\}.’

Matthew 25:8

But the foolish girls said to the wise girls, ‘Give us some of your oil. The oil in our lamps is all gone.’

Deuteronomy 27:16

“{The Levites will say,} ‘Cursed is the person that does things that show he does not respect his father or his mother!’