An undutiful child will become very miserable. Never let him expect any peace or comfort.
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Proverbs 20:20
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 20:1-30EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 20:20Here is, 1. An undutiful child become very wicked by degrees. He began with despising his father and mother, slighting their instructions, disobeying their commands, and raging at their rebukes, but at length he arrives…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 20:20-23Smitten sins I. HATRED TO PARENTS. (Proverbs 20:20.) 1. It is unnatural beyond most vices, like hating the hand that lifts food to the mouth. 2. It is disobedience to a primary Divine command. 3. It incurs the Divine cu…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 20:20This is an enforcement of the fifth commandment, by denouncing the punishment which the moral government of God shall exact from the unnatural child. The legal penalty may be seen (Exodus 21:17; Le Exodus 20:9); but thi…Joseph S. Exell and contributors