20 If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.
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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 20:20. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.
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Editorial Notes
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Westminster Leningrad Codex
Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain
Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible
Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.
מְ֭קַלֵּל אָבִ֣יו וְאִמּ֑וֹ יִֽדְעַ֥ךְ נֵ֝ר֗וֹ באישון חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
8 word entries
מְ֭קַלֵּל
אָבִ֣יו
וְאִמּ֑וֹ
יִֽדְעַ֥ךְ
נֵ֝ר֗וֹ
באישון
בֶּאֱשׁ֥וּן
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament
Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License
Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha
Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.
ܕܠܐܛ ܠܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܠܐܡܗ ܢܕܥܟ ܫܪܓܗ ܐܝܟ ܒܒܬܐ ܚܫܘܟܬܐ
8 word entries
ܕܠܐܛ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܕܠܐܛ
- Transliteration
- dl't
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
- Occurrences
- 3
ܠܐܒܘܗܝ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܠܐܒܘܗܝ
- Transliteration
- l'bwhy
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
- Occurrences
- 17
ܘܠܐܡܗ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܘܠܐܡܗ
- Transliteration
- wl'mh
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
- Occurrences
- 5
ܢܕܥܟ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܢܕܥܟ
- Transliteration
- nd'k
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
- Occurrences
- 11
ܫܪܓܗ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܫܪܓܗ
- Transliteration
- shrgh
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
- Occurrences
- 5
ܐܝܟ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܐܝܟ
- Transliteration
- 'yk
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
- Occurrences
- 2051
ܒܒܬܐ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܒܒܬܐ
- Transliteration
- bbt'
- Morphology
- probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition b-
- Occurrences
- 10
ܚܫܘܟܬܐ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܚܫܘܟܬܐ
- Transliteration
- hshwkt'
- Morphology
- probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
- Occurrences
- 3
Targumim on Prophets and Writings
Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain
Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.
Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.
דְלָיֵט לַאֲבוּי וּלְאִמֵיהּ נִדְעָךְ שְׁרָגֵיהּ אֵיךְ אֶתוּנָא דַחֲשׁוֹכָא׃
8 word entries
דְלָיֵט
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- ליט
- Transliteration
- dlyt
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
- Occurrences
- 14
לַאֲבוּי
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- אבוי
- Transliteration
- l'bwy
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
- Occurrences
- 33
וּלְאִמֵיהּ
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- לאמיה
- Transliteration
- wl'myh
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
- Occurrences
- 5
נִדְעָךְ
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- נדעך
- Transliteration
- nd'k
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic source token
- Occurrences
- 5
שְׁרָגֵיהּ
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- שרגיה
- Transliteration
- shrgyh
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic source token
- Occurrences
- 3
אֵיךְ
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- איך
- Transliteration
- 'yk
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic source token
- Occurrences
- 13
אֶתוּנָא
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- אתונא
- Transliteration
- 'twn'
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
- Occurrences
- 4
דַחֲשׁוֹכָא׃
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- חשוכא
- Transliteration
- dchshwk'
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
- Occurrences
- 46
Latin Vulgate Clementine
Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology
Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported
Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.
Qui maledicit patri suo et matri, extinguetur lucerna ejus in mediis tenebris:
12 word entries
qui
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- qui
- Transliteration
- qui
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: pronoun
- Occurrences
- 15011
maledicit
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- maledico
- Transliteration
- maledicit
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 142
patri
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- pater
- Transliteration
- patri
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 1575
suo
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- suus
- Transliteration
- suo
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: pronoun
- Occurrences
- 5783
et
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- et
- Transliteration
- et
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
- Gloss
- and
- Part of Speech
- conjunction
- Definition
- and, also, even
- Etymology
- Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
- Occurrences
- 50526
matri
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- mater
- Transliteration
- matri
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 321
extinguetur
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- exstinguo
- Transliteration
- extinguetur
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 47
lucerna
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- lucerna
- Transliteration
- lucerna
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 64
eius
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- is
- Transliteration
- eius
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: pronoun
- Occurrences
- 17810
in
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- in
- Transliteration
- in
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
- Gloss
- in
- Part of Speech
- preposition
- Definition
- in, into, among, on
- Etymology
- Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
- Occurrences
- 22264
mediis
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- medius
- Transliteration
- mediis
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adjective
- Occurrences
- 558
tenebris
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- tenebrae
- Transliteration
- tenebris
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 162
Spirit Nation Greek LXX Alignment Note
English · Greek Septuagint Structure · Spirit Nation Editorial Note
Coverage: Source-structure exceptions
Explains reader references where the imported tradition does not align one-to-one.
Editorial alignment note: The Greek Septuagint tradition often follows different ordering, grouping, or book structure here. Reader-side public-domain text for this reference: "Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness." This panel is a study bridge only, not a replacement for an ancient source witness.
Source verse imported. Word-by-word lemma, morphology, gloss, and lexicon entries have not been attached for this language/source yet.
These notes explain relevant source panels that are not shown for this verse because of source coverage, licensing, alternate traditions, or versification structure.
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Greek LXX
alternate structure
This Greek source uses tradition-specific ordering or verse grouping here. The closest one-to-one panel is not currently attached for this exact reference.
Ranked cross references
Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.
Exodus 21:17
Any man cursing his father or his mother is to be put to death.
14 relevance votesProverbs 30:11
There is a generation who put a curse on their father, and do not give a blessing to their mother.
11 relevance votesProverbs 30:17
The eye which makes sport of a father, and sees no value in a mother when she is old will be rooted out by the ravens of the valley, and be food for the young eagles.
8 relevance votesMatthew 15:4
For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.
7 relevance votesProverbs 24:20
For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.
7 relevance votesDeuteronomy 27:16
Cursed is he who does not give honour to his father or mother. And let all the people say, So be it.
7 relevance votesLeviticus 20:9
Every man cursing his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death; because of his curse on his father or his mother, his blood will be on him.
7 relevance votesJude 1:13
Violent waves of the sea, streaming with their shame, wandering stars for whom the darkest night is kept in store for ever.
7 relevance votesExodus 20:12
Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
6 relevance votesMatthew 25:8
And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lights are going out.
5 relevance votesJob 18:18
He is sent away from the light into the dark; he is forced out of the world.
3 relevance votesProverbs 13:9
There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.
3 relevance votes