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Proverbs 20:19-21
Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 20:19-21
Contemporary English Version
19 Stay away from gossips—
they tell everything.
20 Children who curse their parents
will go to the land of darkness
long before their time.
21 Getting rich quick[a]
may turn out to be a curse.
Footnotes
- 20.21 quick: Or “the wrong way.”
Proverbs 20:19-21
New International Version
Proverbs 20:19-21
New International Version
19 A gossip betrays a confidence;(A)
so avoid anyone who talks too much.
20 If someone curses their father or mother,(B)
their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.(C)
21 An inheritance claimed too soon
will not be blessed at the end.
Proverbs 20:19-21
King James Version
Proverbs 20:19-21
King James Version
19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
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