Proverbs 20:20
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.
Webster's Revision
Whoever curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
World English Bible
Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.
Clarke's Proverbs 20:20 Bible Commentary
Whoso curseth his father - Such persons were put to death under the law; see Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9, and here it is said, Their lamp shall be put out - they shall have no posterity; God shall cut them off both root and branch.
Barnes's Proverbs 20:20 Bible Commentary
A connecting link between Leviticus 20:9 and Matthew 15:4. The words, "his lamp shall be put out," describe the failure of outward happiness.
Wesley's Proverbs 20:20 Bible Commentary
20:20 Lamp - His name and memory shall utterly perish.
