Proverbs 20:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He who cursesמְ֭קַלֵּל
(me·kal·lel)
7043: to be slight, swift or triflinga prim. root
his fatherאָבִ֣יו
(a·viv)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
or his mother,וְאִמֹּ֑ו
(ve·'im·mov;)
517: a motherfrom an unused word
His lampנֵ֝רֹ֗ו
(ne·rov)
5216: a lampfrom an unused word
will goיִֽדְעַ֥ךְ
(yid·'ach)
1846: to go out, be extinguisheda prim. root
out in time(בֶּאֱשׁ֥וּן
(be·'e·shun)
380: the pupil (of the eye)from ish
of darkness.חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
(cho·shech.)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak


















KJV Lexicon
Whoso curseth
qalal  (kaw-lal')
to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)whet.
his father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
or his mother
'em  (ame)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting.
his lamp
niyr  (neer)
properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light -- candle, lamp, light.
shall be put out
da`ak  (daw-ak')
to be extinguished; figuratively, to expire or be dried up -- be extinct, consumed, put out, quenched.
in obscure
'iyshown  (ee-shone')
the little man of the eye; the pupil or ball; hence, the middle (of night) -- apple (of the eye), black, obscure.
'iyshown  (ee-shone')
the little man of the eye; the pupil or ball; hence, the middle (of night) -- apple (of the eye), black, obscure.
darkness
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He who curses his father or his mother, His lamp will go out in time of darkness.

King James Bible
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Whoever curses his father or mother-- his lamp will go out in deep darkness.

International Standard Version
Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the deepest darkness.

NET Bible
The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He that curses his father and his mother will extinguish his lamp as dark pupils.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The lamp of the person who curses his father and mother will be snuffed out in total darkness.

King James 2000 Bible
Whosoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in utter darkness.
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