Proverbs 20:11
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Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.Even a young man is known by his actions— whether his conduct is pure and upright.
In other translations
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.Even a young man is known by his actions— whether his conduct is pure and upright.
Hebrew words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Matthew 7:16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
- Luke 6:43-4443 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.43 No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44 For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.
- Proverbs 21:8The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
- Luke 2:46-4746 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. 47 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.46 Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.
- Psalm 51:5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
- Luke 1:15For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
- Psalm 58:3The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
- Luke 1:66And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
- Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
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