King James Version
Proverbs 20:11 in the King James Version says “Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 20 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.”
Proverbs 20:11 · KJV
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Divers weights , and divers measures , both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. Divers weights: Heb. A stone and a stone divers measures: Heb. an ephah and an ephah
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
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properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
“is known”
H5234properly, to scrutinize, i.e., look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (
“Even a child”
H5288(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latit
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
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