People will push him away from light\par into the darkness.\par They will chase him out of this world.\par
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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in complete darkness. American Standard Version (1901) Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness. Common English Bible Those who curse their father or mother— their lamp will be snuffed out when it becomes dark. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever curses his father and mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the midst of darkness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that curseth his father, and mother, his lamp shall be put out in the midst of darkness. |
People will push him away from light\par into the darkness.\par They will chase him out of this world.\par
“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.
“Any person who curses [135] his father or his mother must be killed.
A good person is like a light that shines brightly. But an evil person is like a light that becomes dark.
If your wealth was very easy to get, it will not be worth much to you.
Some people speak against their fathers. And they don’t show respect for their mothers.
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.
“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]
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]}
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\}.’
But the foolish girls said to the wise girls, ‘Give us some of your oil. The oil in our lamps is all gone.’
“{The Levites will say,} ‘Cursed is the person that does things that show he does not respect his father or his mother!’