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. 20:19 ch. 11:13
• 2. 20:19 ch. 13:3; [Rom. 16:18]
• 3. 20:20 ch. 30:11, 17; See Ex. 21:17
• 4. 20:20 See 2 Sam. 21:17; Job 18:5
• 5. 20:21 See ch. 13:11

Footnotes

• [a] 20:19 Hebrew 'with one who is simple in his lips'