Proverbs 20:11
9 Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
10 Differing weights and unequal measures — both are detestable to the LORD.
Even a young man is known by his actions— whether his conduct is pure and upright.
12 Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.
13 Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Even a young man is known by his actions— whether his conduct is pure and upright.
- KJV
- Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
- WEB
- Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
- ASV
- Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
- DARBY
- Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
- BLB
- Even by his deeds a child is known, whether his action [is] pure and upright.
- ÅB
- Allerede den unge gutt viser ved sine gjerninger om hans ferd vil bli ren og rett.
- OTB
- Selv et barn er kjent ved sine handlinger, om deres oppførsel er ren og rett.
- B1930
- Allerede den unge gutt viser ved sine gjerninger om hans ferd vil bli ren og rett.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 7:16
By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
Read in contextLuke 6:43–44
No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
Read in contextProverbs 21:8
The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
Read in contextLuke 2:46–47
Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
Read in contextPsalms 51:5
Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
Read in contextPsalms 58:3
The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
Read in contextLuke 1:15
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.
Read in contextLuke 1:66
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.
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