New American Standard Bible 1995

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Proverbs

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He who curses his father or his mother, His lamp will go out in time of darkness.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
He who curses to be slight, swift or trifling Verb H7043 מְ֭קַלֵּל me·kal·lel
his father father Noun H1 אָבִ֣יו a·viv
or his mother, a mother Noun H517 וְאִמֹּ֑ו ve·'im·mov;
His lamp a lamp Noun H5216 נֵ֝רֹ֗ו ne·rov
will go to go out, be extinguished Verb H1846 יִֽדְעַ֥ךְ yid·'ach
out in time the pupil (of the eye) Noun H380 (בֶּאֱשׁ֥וּן be·'e·shun
of darkness. darkness, obscurity Noun H2822 חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ cho·shech.

Locations

Put

PUTput (puT; Phoud, in Genesis and Chronicles, variant for Genesis Phout, for Chronicles, Phouth):1. Renderings:In consequence of the identification at the time, the prophets have "Libya" (Libues), except Nab 3:9, where the Greek renders the word as phuge, "flight." The Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) has "Phut," "Phuth," and in the Prophets "Li... View Details

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a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land

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New American Standard Bible 1995 He who curses his father or his mother, His lamp will go out in time of darkness.
King James Bible He who curses Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His his lamp will go shall be put out in time of obscure darkness.
Hebrew Greek English He who curses his father or his mother, His lamp will go out in time of darkness.