Proverbs 20:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.”
Proverbs 20:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 20:11 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 20:11 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 20:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.”
Proverbs 20:11 — World English Bible
Proverbs 20:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.”
Proverbs 20:11 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 20:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.”
Proverbs 20:11 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 20:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.”
Proverbs 20:11 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 20:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A childe also is knowen by his doings, whether his worke be pure and right.”
Proverbs 20:11 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 20:11 in Context — Proverbs 20
9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.
11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.
13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
What Does Proverbs 20:11 Mean?
Proverbs 20:11 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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