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Proverbs 24:20
20for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed 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 Adonai may see it as evil in His eyes, and turn His wrath away from him. 19Do not be upset because of evil people, or be envious of the wicked, for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out. 21My son, fear Adonai and the king, and do not associate with rebels. 22For their destruction will arise suddenly, and who knows the ruin both Adonai and the king 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 9:17Adonai is known for executing judgment. The wicked one is trapped in the work of his own hands. Selah
- Psalms 11:6On the wicked He will rain down fire, brimstone and scorching wind as the portion of their cup!
- Isaiah 3:11Oy , the wicked! It will be bad for him, for the dealing of his hands will be done to him.
- Proverbs 13:9The light of the righteous shines brightly. The lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
- Proverbs 20:20Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be snuffed out in utter darkness.
- Job 18:5Indeed, the light of the wicked is snuffed out; the flame of his fire does not shine.
- Job 21:17“How often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out or calamity fallen on them? How often does He allot pain in His anger?
- Matthew 8:12But the sons of the kingdom will be driven out into the outer darkness; in that place will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
- Matthew 25:8Now the foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, since our lamps are going out.’
- Jude 1:13wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter 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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