New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 24:20
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 it and be displeased, And turn His anger away from him. 19Do not fret because of evildoers Or be envious of the wicked; For there will be no future for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out. 21My son, fear the Lord and the king; Do not associate with those who are given to change, 22For their calamity will rise suddenly, And who knows the ruin that comes from both of them?
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:20 word by word
כִּ֤י׀ לֹֽא־תִהְיֶ֣ה אַחֲרִ֣ית לָרָ֑ע נֵ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 24:20
- Psalms 9:17The wicked will return to Sheol, Even all the nations who forget God.
- Psalms 11:6Upon the wicked He will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.
- Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked! It will go badly with him, For what he deserves will be done to him.
- Proverbs 13:9The light of the righteous rejoices, But the lamp of the wicked goes out.
- Proverbs 20:20He who curses his father or his mother, His lamp will go out in time of darkness.
- Job 18:5“Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out, And the flame of his fire gives no light.
- Job 21:17“How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, Or does their calamity fall on them? Does God apportion destruction in His anger?
- Matthew 8:12but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
- Matthew 25:8The foolish said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
- Jude 1:13wild waves of the sea, casting up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the black darkness has been 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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