20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.


In Context

17 Rejoice not when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles:

18 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

19 Fret not yourself because of evil men, neither be you envious at the wicked:

20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

21 My son, fear you the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knows the ruin of them both?

Proverbs 24:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:20For there shall be no reward to the evil [man;] the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:20for the evil man has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:20For evil men have no hope of things to come, and the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:20for there shall be no future to the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:20For there will be no reward to the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be extinguished.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:20for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:20For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.