For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of David his father, and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, and the carved and the metal images.
Proverbs 20:11 - English Standard Version 2016 Even a child makes himself known by his acts, by whether his conduct is pure and upright. Matoleo zaidiKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Even a child is known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Even a child is known by his acts, whether [or not] what he does is pure and right. American Standard Version (1901) Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. Common English Bible Even young people are known by their actions, whether their conduct is pure and upright. Catholic Public Domain Version A child may be understood by his interests: whether his works may be clean and upright. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version By his inclinations a child is known, if his works be clean and right. |
For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of David his father, and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, and the carved and the metal images.
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
The wicked are estranged from the womb; they go astray from birth, speaking lies.
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.
and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him.