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for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.King James Bible
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.American Standard Version
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.Young's Literal Translation
For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.Proverbs 24:20 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the BibleFor there shall be no reboard to the evil man - אחרית acharith. There shall not be the future state of blessedness to the wicked. See the note on Proverbs 24:14 (note). His candle shall be put out; his prosperity shall finally cease, or he shall have no posterity. Some have thought that this text intimates the annihilation of sinners; but it refers not to being, but to the state or condition of that being. The wicked shall be; but they shall not be Happy. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Psalm 9:17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. Psalm 11:6 On 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 to the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. candle Proverbs 13:9 The light of the righteous rejoices: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. Proverbs 20:20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. Job 18:5,6 Yes, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine... Job 21:17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft comes their destruction on them! God distributes 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 to 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. Proverbs 24:20 Parallel Commentaries
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Job 15:31 Let him not deceive himself by trusting what is worthless, for he will get nothing in return.
Job 18:5 "The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out; the flame of his fire stops burning.
Job 18:6 The light in his tent becomes dark; the lamp beside him goes out.
Job 21:17 "Yet how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out? How often does calamity come upon them, the fate God allots in his anger?
Proverbs 13:9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
Proverbs 17:20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
Proverbs 20:20 If someone curses their father or mother, their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.
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