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Proverbs 20:20-22
Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 20:20-22
Contemporary English Version
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.
22 Don't try to get even.
Trust the Lord,
and he will help you.
Footnotes
- 20.21 quick: Or “the wrong way.”
Proverbs 20:20-22
New International Version
Proverbs 20:20-22
New International Version
20 If someone curses their father or mother,(A)
their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.(B)
21 An inheritance claimed too soon
will not be blessed at the end.
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