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(Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be swift, show oneself swift <BR> 1b2) to appear trifling, be too trifling, be insignificant <BR> 1b3) to be lightly esteemed <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) to make despicable <BR> 1c2) to curse <BR> 1d) (Pual) to be cursed <BR> 1e) (Hiphil) <BR> 1e1) to make light, lighten <BR> 1e2) to treat with contempt, bring contempt or dishonour <BR> 1f) (Pilpel) <BR> 1f1) to shake <BR> 1f2) to whet <BR> 1g) (Hithpalpel) to shake oneself, be moved to and fro">7043</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7043.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7043 -- Occurrence 58 of 82">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מְ֭קַלֵּל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mekallel_7043.htm" title="Me·kal·lel: curses -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">mə-qal-lêl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Whoever curses</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular">V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1: 1) father of an individual <BR> 2) of God as father of his people <BR> 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan <BR> 4) ancestor <BR> 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person <BR> 4b) of people <BR> 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art <BR> 6) of producer, generator (fig.) <BR> 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) <BR> 8) term of respect and honour <BR> 9) ruler or chief (spec.)">1</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1 -- Occurrence 1062 of 1212">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אָבִ֣יו<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/aviv_1.htm" title="'a·Viv: his father -- Occurrence 179 of 193.">’ā-ḇîw</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">his father</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct :: third person masculine singular">N-msc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 517: 1) mother <BR> 1a) of humans <BR> 1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.) <BR> 1c) of animals <BR> 2) point of departure or division">517</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 517 -- Occurrence 171 of 220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְאִמּ֑וֹ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veimmo_517.htm" title="ve·'im·Mo;: his mother -- Occurrence 11 of 14.">wə-’im-mōw;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">or his mother</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - feminine singular construct :: third person masculine singular">Conj-w | N-fsc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1846.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1846: 1) to go out, be extinguished, dry up <BR> 1a) (Qal) to go out, be extinguished <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be made extinct, be dried up <BR> 1c) (Pual) to be extinguished, be quenched">1846</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1846.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1846 -- Occurrence 7 of 9">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יִֽדְעַ֥ךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yidach_1846.htm" title="yid·'Ach: will go -- Occurrence 5 of 6.">yiḏ-‘aḵ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">will be put out</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Imperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5216.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5216: 1) lamp">5216</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5216.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5216 -- Occurrence 41 of 48">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נֵ֝ר֗וֹ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/nero_5216.htm" title="ne·Ro,: his lamp -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">nê-rōw,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">His lamp</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct :: third person masculine singular">N-msc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">[באישון]<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="be·'i·shon">[bə-’î-šō-wn</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos">Preposition-b :: Noun - masculine singular construct Prep-b | N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top"><br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="">ḵ]</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top"></td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"> </a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/380.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 380: 1) pupil of the eye <BR> 2) middle of the night (that is the deepest blackness)">380</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_380.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 380 -- Occurrence 5 of 5">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">(בֶּאֱשׁ֥וּן)<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/beeshun_380.htm" title="be·'e·Shun: apple -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">(be-’ĕ-šūn</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">in deep</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Noun - masculine singular">Prep-b | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top"><br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="">q)</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top"></td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"> </a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2822.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2822: 1) darkness, obscurity <BR> 1a) darkness <BR> 1b) secret place">2822</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2822.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2822 -- Occurrence 50 of 80">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/choshech_2822.htm" title="Cho·shech.: of darkness -- Occurrence 33 of 47.">ḥō-šeḵ.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">darkness</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div 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father">אָבִ֣יו</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/517.htm" title="ve·'im·mov;: his mother -- 517: a mother">וְאִמֹּ֑ו</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1846.htm" title="yid·'ach: will go -- 1846: to go out, be extinguished">יִֽדְעַ֥ךְ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5216.htm" title="ne·rov: his lamp -- 5216: a lamp">נֵ֝רֹ֗ו</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="be·'i·sho·vn">[בְּאִישֹׁון</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="ch">כ]</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/380.htm" title="be·'e·shun: apple -- 380: the pupil (of the eye)">(בֶּאֱשׁ֥וּן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="k">ק)</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2822.htm" title="cho·shech.: of darkness -- 2822: darkness, obscurity">חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/proverbs/20.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7043.htm" title="qalal (kaw-lal') -- abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-)curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier)">Whoso curseth</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="'ab (awb) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal">his father</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/517.htm" title="'em (ame) -- dam, mother, X parting">or his mother</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5216.htm" title="niyr (neer) -- candle, lamp, light">his lamp</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1846.htm" title="da'ak (daw-ak') -- be extinct, consumed, put out, quenched">shall be put out</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/380.htm" title="'iyshown (ee-shone') -- apple (of the eye), black, obscure">in obscure</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/380.htm" title="'iyshown (ee-shone') -- apple (of the eye), black, obscure">__</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2822.htm" title="choshek (kho-shek') -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity">darkness</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/20.htm">משלי 20:20 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">מְ֭קַלֵּל אָבִ֣יו וְאִמֹּ֑ו יִֽדְעַ֥ךְ נֵ֝רֹ֗ו [בְּאִישֹׁון כ] (בֶּאֱשׁ֥וּן ק) חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/20.htm">משלי 20:20 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">מקלל אביו ואמו ידעך נרו [באישון כ] (באשון ק) חשך׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/20.htm">משלי 20:20 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">מקלל אביו ואמו ידעך נרו [באישון כ] (באשון ק) חשך׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/20.htm">משלי 20:20 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">מקלל אביו ואמו ידעך נרו באישון חשך׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/proverbs/20-20.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/20.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />He who curses his father or his mother, His lamp will go out in time of darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever curses his father or mother-- his lamp will go out in deep darkness. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">curseth</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 30:11,17</span> There is a generation that curses their father, and does not bless …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/20-12.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 20:12</span> Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long on …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/21-17.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 21:17</span> And he that curses his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/leviticus/20-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Leviticus 20:9</span> For every one that curses his father or his mother shall be surely …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-16.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Deuteronomy 27:16</span> Cursed be he that sets light by his father or his mother. And all …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/22-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 22:13</span> Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/25-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 25:8</span> And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jude/1-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jude 1:13</span> Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, …</a></p><p class="hdg">lamp or candle</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-27.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 20:27</span> The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/proverbs/20-20.htm">Proverbs 20:20</a> • <a href="/niv/proverbs/20-20.htm">Proverbs 20:20 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/proverbs/20-20.htm">Proverbs 20:20 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/proverbs/20-20.htm">Proverbs 20:20 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/proverbs/20-20.htm">Proverbs 20:20 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/proverbs/20-20.htm">Proverbs 20:20 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/20-20.htm">Proverbs 20:20 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/20-20.htm">Proverbs 20:20 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/20-20.htm">Proverbs 20:20 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/20-20.htm">Proverbs 20:20 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/proverbs/20-20.htm">Proverbs 20:20 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/20-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 20:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 20:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/20-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 20:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 20:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>