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His lamp will be put out in deep darkness: God promised to bless those who keep the command to honor father and mother (Exodus 20:12, Ephesians 6:2). There is a corresponding principle that those who disobey and curse their father or mother will face the judgment of God.
Proverbs 20 is a treasure trove of wisdom and insight on various aspects of human behavior, values, and relationships with God. It highlights the importance of leading an honest, upright life and the consequences of neglecting wisdom.
1. It keeps men from the most necessary business, from ploughing and sowing when the season is: The sluggard has ground to occupy, and has ability for it; he can plough, but he will not; some excuse or other he has to shift it off, but the true reason is that it is cold weather.
Proverbs 20:12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them. The hearing ear and the seeing eye - Every good we possess comes from God; and we should neither use our eyes, nor our ears, nor any thing we possess, but in strict subserviency to his will.
Chapter 20. Pro 20:1. Here is, 1. The mischief of drunkenness: Wine is a mocker; strong drink is raging. It is so to the sinner himself; it mocks him, makes a fool of him, promises him that satisfaction which it can never give him. It smiles upon him at first, but at the last it bites. In reflection upon it, it rages in his conscience.
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. Verse 2. - The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion (see Proverbs 19:12). The terror which a king causes when his anger is rising is like the roar of a lion, which betokens danger.
Proverbs 20. Study Proverbs 20 using Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise) to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning.
