Proverbs 24:20
18 or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.
19 Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
21 My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
22 For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
- KJV
- For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
- WEB
- for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
- ASV
- For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
- DARBY
- for there shall be no future to the evil [man]; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
- BLB
- for there is no posterity for an evil one, [and] the lamp of the wicked ones will be extinguished.
- ÅB
- For de onde har ingen fremtid, de ugudeliges lampe slukner.
- OTB
- for den onde har ingen fremtid, og de ondes lampe vil bli slukket.
- B1930
- For de onde har ingen fremtid, de ugudeliges lampe slukner.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
Read in contextJob 18:5–6
Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.
Read in contextJob 21:17
How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?
Read in contextPsalms 11:6
On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
Read in contextProverbs 20:20
Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
Read in contextProverbs 23:18
For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
Read in contextMatthew 25:8
The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
Read in contextJude 1:13
They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
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