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


In Context

17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice,

18 or the Lord will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from him.

19 Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of the wicked,

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

21 Fear the Lord and the king, my son, and do not join with the rebellious,

22 for those two will send sudden destruction upon them, and who knows what calamities they can bring? Further Sayings of the Wise

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 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.

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.