Proverbs 20:20
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Cross-reference
Proverbs 30:17 echoes the same theme: mistreating parents brings severe punishment, here the eye picked out by ravens.
Proverbs 30:11 condemns those who curse fathers and don't bless mothers, echoing the same sin with added detail.
Proverbs 24:20 repeats the lamp metaphor for the wicked, reinforcing the fate of those like the one who curses parents.
Proverbs 13:9 also uses the lamp-extinguished metaphor for the wicked, though applied generally rather than to cursing parents.
Exodus 21:17 prescribes death for cursing parents; Proverbs 20:20 alludes to this law with metaphorical language.
Mark 7:10-13 quotes the same law, highlighting how tradition can undermine it—context for the Proverb's warning.
Matthew 15:4 directly cites the law against reviling parents, showing Jesus affirming this command.
In Job 18:6, Bildad describes the wicked man's lamp going out—same imagery of judgment as the curse's consequence.
Deuteronomy 27:16 pronounces a curse on those who dishonor parents, aligning with the warning in Proverbs.
Leviticus 20:9 likewise imposes death for cursing parents, reinforcing the same legal and moral principle.
Exodus 20:12 commands honoring parents—the positive counterpart to cursing them, forming a direct contrast.
Job 21:17 asks how often the lamp of the wicked is put out — directly echoing the same judgment imagery for cursing parents.
Deuteronomy 21:18 gives the law for a rebellious son—directly related to the curse of dishonoring parents in Proverbs.
Ezekiel 22:7 lists treating parents with contempt among Jerusalem's sins — directly parallel to the curse of lamp put out for cursing parents.
Ephesians 6:2 commands honoring parents with a promise — the positive counterpart to the curse of lamp put out for cursing them.
Colossians 3:20 instructs children to obey parents — directly opposite to the cursing condemned here.
1 Timothy 1:9 lists those who strike parents among lawless sinners — reinforcing the serious consequences of dishonoring parents.
In 2 Samuel 18:9, Absalom rebels against his father David and dies—a narrative example of the consequence of dishonoring a parent.
Job 18:5 uses the same light-extinguished imagery for the wicked, echoing the judgment language in Proverbs.