Proverbs 20:20-22

21st Century King James Version

²⁰Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

²¹An inheritance may be gotten hastily in the beginning, but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

²²Say thou not, “I will recompense evil”; but wait on the Lord, and He shall save thee.

Proverbs 20:20-22

New International Version

²⁰If someone curses their father or mother,^(A)
their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.^(B)

²¹An inheritance claimed too soon
will not be blessed at the end.

²²Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!”^(C)
Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you.^(D)

21st Century King James Version (KJ21)

New International Version (NIV)