PROVERBS CHAPTER 20.
V. 20. Whoso curseth his father or his mother, in a bold and blasphemous transgression of the Fourth Commandment, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness, the picture being that of hopeless destruction of property and life, a condemnation under the wrath of God.
V. 21. An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning, wayward and ungodly children being so eager that they even drive their parents out of their possession; but the end thereof shall not be blessed, the blessing of God will not rest upon such unfilial and wicked behavior.
V. 22. Say not thou, I will recompense evil, avenging evil with evil after the manner practiced by the ungodly; but wait on the Lord, placing the outcome entirely in His hands, and He shall save thee. Compare Psalm 27, 14; Romans 12, 17-19.