Proverbs 20:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Even a young man is known by his actions— whether his conduct is pure and upright.”
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“Even a young man is known by his actions— whether his conduct is pure and upright.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 20:11 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 34:3In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images.
- Psalms 51:5Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
- Psalms 58:3The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
- Proverbs 21:8The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
- Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
- Matthew 7:16By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
- Luke 1:15for 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.
- Luke 1:66And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
- Luke 2:46Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
- Luke 6:43No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
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