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Proverbs 24:20
20A wicked person has nothing to hope for in the future. His life will end suddenly.
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
18The Lord will know what you are thinking, and he will not be happy. He may decide not to punish your enemy. 1929. Do not have trouble in your mind because of evil people. Do not be jealous of them. A wicked person has nothing to hope for in the future. His life will end suddenly. 2130. My child, respect and obey the Lord, and the king too. Do not be friends with people who turn against them. 22Both the Lord and the king have the power to give strong punishment. In a moment they can destroy people who turn against them.
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:20 word by word
כִּ֤י׀ לֹֽא־תִהְיֶ֣ה אַחֲרִ֣ית לָרָ֑ע נֵ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 24:20
- Psalms 9:17Justice sends the wicked people away, into the deep hole of death. This will happen to all the nations that do not respect God.
- Psalms 11:6He will send hot coal and sulphur to fall like rain on wicked people. A dangerous wind will be the punishment that they deserve.
- Isaiah 3:11But it will be very bad for the wicked people. They will receive the punishment that they deserve.
- Proverbs 13:9Righteous people have joy that shines like a bright light. But wicked people have a light that will quickly go out.
- Proverbs 20:20If you insult your parents, your life will quickly finish, like a lamp that suddenly goes out and leaves you in complete darkness.
- Job 18:5The light of a wicked person's life will stop shining. His fire will no longer burn brightly.
- Job 21:17It seems that wicked people enjoy a long life. They do not often have many troubles. When God is angry with them, he does not cause them to suffer.
- Matthew 8:12But other people who think that God's kingdom belongs to them will not be there. God's angels will throw them into the dark places that are far away from God. There those people will weep very much. They will bite their teeth together.’
- Matthew 25:8The five silly young women said to the other five young women, “Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are not giving much light.”
- Jude 1:13Those false teachers are like water in the sea that the wind blows during a storm. The dirt that comes to the top of the water is like the disgusting things that those people do. They are like stars that have moved away from their proper places in the sky. God has prepared a completely dark place for them. God will keep them there for ever.
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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