Proverbs 20:20
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.”
חֹשֶׁךְ
Darkness. Choshek. The absence of light. God separated light from darkness. Jesus said He is the light of the world. Whoever follows Him will not walk in darkness.
נִיר
lamp/ his
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נִיר
Lamp, burning light. Niyr. A flame that lights the way. Your word is a lamp to my feet, not a floodlight but just enough light for the very next step.
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קָלַל
one who curses
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קָלַל
to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
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דָּעַךְ
it will be extinguished
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דָּעַךְ
to be extinguished; figuratively, to expire or be dried up
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