Proverbs 20:19-21

19 Whoever ¹goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with ²a simple babbler.^[a]

20 ³If one curses his father or his mother, ⁴his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.

21 ⁵An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.

Cross References

• 1. Proverbs 11:13
• 2. Proverbs 13:3; [Romans 16:18]
• 3. Proverbs 30:11, 17; See Exodus 21:17
• 4. See 2 Samuel 21:17; Job 18:5
• 5. See Proverbs 13:11

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew with one who is simple in his lips