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Proverbs 24:20

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— For there will be no future for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— For there shall be no reward to the evil [man]; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— For there will be no reward to the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— For there shall be no reward to the evil [man]; the candle of the wicked shall be extinguished.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— for there shall be no future to the evil [man]; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— For there shall be no future for the wicked, The lamp of the lawless, shall go out.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— For evil men have no hope of things to come, and the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— For there shall bee none ende of plagues to the euill man: the light of the wicked shall bee put out.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— For there shall be no reward to the euill man: the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— For there shall be no future for evil men, and the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— For the evil man shall have no posterity: and the light of the wicked shall be put out.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— For there shall be no reward to the evil [man]; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
For x3588
(3588) Complement
כִּי
kiy
{kee}
A primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed.
there shall be x1961
(1961) Complement
הָיָה
hayah
{haw-yaw'}
A primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary).
no x3808
(3808) Complement
לֹא
lo'
{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
reward 319
{0319} Prime
אַחֲרִית
'achariyth
{akh-ar-eeth'}
From H0310; the last or end, hence the future; also posterity.
to the evil 7451
{7451} Prime
רָע
ra`
{rah}
From H7489; bad or (as noun) evil (naturally or morally). This includes the second (feminine) form; as adjective or noun.
[man]; the candle 5216
{5216} Prime
נִיר
niyr
{neer}
From a primitive root (see H5214 and H5135) properly meaning to glisten; a lamp (that is, the burner) or light (literally or figuratively).
of the wicked 7563
{7563} Prime
רָשָׁע
rasha`
{raw-shaw'}
From H7561; morally wrong; concretely an (actively) bad person.
shall be put out. 1846
{1846} Prime
דָּעַךְ
da`ak
{daw-ak'}
A primitive root; to be extinguished; figuratively to expire or be dried up.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Proverbs 24:19-20.


Proverbs 24:20

_ _ candle — or, “prosperity”; it shall come to an end (Proverbs 13:9; Proverbs 20:20).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Proverbs 24:19-20.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Proverbs 24:20

No reward — All his happiness shall quickly and eternally perish. The candle — All their comfort and glory shall cease.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
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Psalms 9:17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, [and] all the nations that forget God.
Psalms 11:6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: [this shall be] the portion of their cup.
Isaiah 3:11 Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

candle:
or, lamp,
Proverbs 13:9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Proverbs 20:20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Job 18:5-6 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. ... The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
Job 21:17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and [how oft] cometh their destruction upon them! [God] distributeth sorrows in his anger.
Matthew 8:12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 25:8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
Jude 1:13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Jb 18:5; 21:17. Ps 9:17; 11:6. Pv 13:9; 20:20. Is 3:11. Mt 8:12; 25:8. Jde 1:13.

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