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Proverbs 24:20

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

KJV

quoniam non habent futurorum spem mali, et lucerna impiorum extinguetur.

Vulgate

οὐ γὰρ μὴ γένηται ἔκγονα πονηρῷ, λαμπτὴρ δὲ ἀσεβῶν σβεσθήσεται.

LXX

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

ASV

כִּ֤י לֹֽא תִהְיֶ֣ה אַחֲרִ֣ית לָ/רָ֑ע נֵ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָֽךְ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

הָ
h
noun · 48×
הּ
h
noun · 61×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יִדְעָֽךְ
yd'k
verb · 9×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Job 18:5 — Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
  • Job 18:5 — Yea, 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 cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
  • Job 29:3 — When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
  • Prov 13:9 — The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
  • Prov 13:9 — The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
  • Prov 20:20 — Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
  • Prov 20:20 — Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
  • Prov 23:18 — For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
  • Ps 11:6 — Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
  • Rev 18:23 — And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth;