Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 24:20
20For the evil have no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
Proverbs 24:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
- New International Version (NIV)for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
- English Standard Version (ESV)for the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For there will be no prospect for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
Context of Proverbs 24:20
18or the Lord will see, be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him. 19Don’t be agitated by evildoers, and don’t envy the wicked. For the evil have no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out. 21My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king, and don’t associate with rebels, 22for destruction will come suddenly from them; who knows what distress these two can bring?
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:20 word by word
כִּ֤י׀ לֹֽא־תִהְיֶ֣ה אַחֲרִ֣ית לָרָ֑ע נֵ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 24:20
- Psalms 9:17The wicked will return to Sheol — all the nations that forget God.
- Psalms 11:6Let him rain burning coals and sulfur on the wicked; let a scorching wind be the portion in their cup.
- Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked — it will go badly for them, for what they have done will be done to them.
- Proverbs 13:9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is put out.
- Proverbs 20:20Whoever curses his father or mother — his lamp will go out in deep darkness.
- Job 18:5Yes, the light of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.
- Job 21:17How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come on them? Does he apportion destruction in his anger?
- Matthew 8:12But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
- Matthew 25:8The foolish ones said to the wise ones, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’
- Jude 1:13They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shameful deeds; wandering stars for whom the blackness of darkness is reserved forever.
Commentaries on Proverbs 24:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20For there shall be no reboard to the evil man - אחרית acharith . There shall not be the future state of blessedness to the wicked. See the note on Proverbs 24:14; (note). His candle shall be put out; his prosperity shall finally cease, or he shall have no posterity. Some have thought that this text intimates the annihilation of sinners; but it refers not to being, but to the state or condition of that being. The wicked shall be; but they shall not be…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20No reward - literally, “no future,” no life worthy to be called life, no blessing.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-20Verses 19-20 Envy not the wicked their prosperity; be sure there is no true happiness in it.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20Saying 29: Do not envy the seeming success of the wicked (see Proverbs 24:1–2), because their success does not last. extinguished: Compare Proverbs 13:9; 20:20.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2019-20. (Psa 37:1, 38; 18:28).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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