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


In Context

17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;

18 lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him.

19 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of the wicked:

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

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

22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth 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 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.

The American 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.