Proverbs 20:11

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Even a young man is known by his actions, whether his activity is pure and whether it is right.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 7:16 : 16 You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes are not gathered from thorns or figs from thistles, are they?
  • Prov 21:8 : 8 The way of the guilty person is devious, but as for the pure, his way is upright.
  • Prov 22:15 : 15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
  • Ps 51:5 : 5 Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.
  • Ps 58:3 : 3 The wicked turn aside from birth; liars go astray as soon as they are born.
  • Luke 6:43-44 : 43 “For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, 44 for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from brambles.
  • Luke 1:15 : 15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.
  • Luke 1:66 : 66 All who heard these things kept them in their hearts, saying,“What then will this child be?” For the Lord’s hand was indeed with him.
  • Luke 2:46-47 : 46 After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all who heard Jesus were astonished at his understanding and his answers.

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  • Prov 20:9-10
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    9Who can say,“I have kept my heart clean; I am pure from my sin”?

    10Diverse weights and diverse measures– the LORD abhors both of them.

  • Prov 21:8
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    8The way of the guilty person is devious, but as for the pure, his way is upright.

  • Prov 22:6
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    6Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

  • Prov 20:7
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    7The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.

  • 1 John 3:7
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    7Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Jesus is righteous.

  • Prov 20:12
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    12The ear that hears and the eye that sees– the LORD has made them both.

  • Eccl 12:14
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    14For God will evaluate every deed, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.

  • Job 21:19
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    19You may say,‘God stores up a man’s punishment for his children!’ Instead let him repay the man himself so that he may be humbled!

  • Prov 21:2
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    2All of a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates his thoughts.

  • Prov 5:21
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    21For the ways of a person are in front of the LORD’s eyes, and the LORD weighs all that person’s paths.

  • Prov 24:12
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    12If you say,“But we did not know about this,” won’t the one who evaluates hearts discern it? Won’t the one who guards your life realize and repay each person according to his deeds?

  • Prov 16:11
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    11Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork.

  • Matt 7:20
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    20So then, you will recognize them by their fruit.

  • Jer 17:10
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    10I, the LORD, probe into people’s minds. I examine people’s hearts. I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. I give them what they deserve based on what they have done.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

  • Prov 11:1
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    1The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.

  • Prov 20:23-24
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    23The LORD abhors differing weights, and dishonest scales are wicked.

    24The steps of a person are ordained by the LORD– so how can anyone understand his own way?

  • Prov 22:15
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    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

  • Ezek 18:14
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    14“But suppose he in turn has a son who notices all the sins his father commits, considers them, and does not follow his father’s example.

  • Prov 30:12
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    12There is a generation who are pure in their own opinion and yet are not washed from their filthiness.

  • 1 John 2:29
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    29If you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by him.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

  • Isa 7:16
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    16Here is why this will be so: Before the child knows how to reject evil and choose what is right, the land whose two kings you fear will be desolate.

  • Prov 16:2
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    2All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates the motives.

  • Ps 18:26
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    26You prove to be reliable to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive to one who is perverse.

  • Job 34:11
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    11For he repays a person for his work, and according to the conduct of a person, he causes the consequences to find him.

  • Prov 2:9
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    9Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity– every good way.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20The LORD abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.

  • 2 Sam 22:27
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    27You prove to be reliable to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive to one who is perverse.

  • Prov 29:15
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    15A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.

  • Job 34:21
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    21For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person’s steps.

  • Prov 15:3
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    3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on those who are evil and those who are good.

  • Matt 7:17
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    17In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.

  • Prov 11:31
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    31If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner!

  • Matt 12:33
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    33Trees and Their Fruit“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

  • 1 John 3:10
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    10By this the children of God and the children of the devil are revealed: Everyone who does not practice righteousness– the one who does not love his fellow Christian– is not of God.

  • Prov 15:11
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    11Death and Destruction are before the LORD– how much more the hearts of humans!

  • Prov 11:5
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    5The righteousness of the blameless will make their way smooth, but the wicked will fall through their own wickedness.

  • Mic 6:10-11
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    10“I will not overlook, O sinful house, the dishonest gain you have hoarded away, or the smaller-than-standard measure I hate so much.

    11I do not condone the use of rigged scales, or a bag of deceptive weights.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a person with wicked schemes.

  • Prov 17:15
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    15The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent– both of them are an abomination to the LORD.

  • 1 Tim 5:25
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    25Similarly good works are also obvious, and the ones that are not cannot remain hidden.

  • Eccl 11:9
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    9Enjoy Life to the Fullest under the Fear of God Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes, but know that God will judge your motives and actions.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29A wicked person has put on a bold face, but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

  • Prov 29:21
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    21If someone pampers his servant from youth, he will be a weakling in the end.