Proverbs 20:20-21
Proverbs 20:20-21 The Message (MSG)
Anyone who curses father and mother extinguishes light and exists benighted. A bonanza at the beginning is no guarantee of blessing at the end.
Proverbs 20:20-21 King James Version (KJV)
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Proverbs 20:20-21 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He who curses his father or his mother, His lamp will go out in time of darkness. An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning Will not be blessed in the end.
Proverbs 20:20-21 New Century Version (NCV)
Those who curse their father or mother will be like a light going out in darkness. Wealth inherited quickly in the beginning will do you no good in the end.
Proverbs 20:20-21 American Standard Version (ASV)
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness. An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Proverbs 20:20-21 New International Version (NIV)
If someone curses their father or mother, their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness. An inheritance claimed too soon will not be blessed at the end.
Proverbs 20:20-21 New King James Version (NKJV)
Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp will be put out in deep darkness. An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning Will not be blessed at the end.
Proverbs 20:20-21 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp [of life] will be extinguished in time of darkness. An inheritance hastily gained [by greedy, unjust means] at the beginning Will not be blessed in the end. [Prov 28:20; Hab 2:6]
Proverbs 20:20-21 New Living Translation (NLT)
If you insult your father or mother, your light will be snuffed out in total darkness. An inheritance obtained too early in life is not a blessing in the end.