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Proverbs 20:11
Proverbs 20:11 is verse 11 of Proverbs chapter 20, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Even a young man is known by his actions— whether his conduct is pure and upright.
King James Version
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
World English Bible
Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
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Proverbs 20:9–13 · Berean Standard Bible
9 Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
10 Differing weights and unequal measures — both are detestable to the LORD.
11 Even a young man is known by his actions— whether his conduct is pure and upright.
12 Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.
13 Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
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.
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.
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 2:47And all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.
Luke 6:43No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
Luke 6:44For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.