Proverbs 24:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 24:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 24:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 24:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.”

Proverbs 24:20 — World English Bible

Proverbs 24:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 24:20 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 24:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.”

Proverbs 24:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 24:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“for there shall be no future to the evil [man]; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.”

Proverbs 24:20 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 24:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For there shall bee none ende of plagues to the euill man: the light of the wicked shall bee put out.”

Proverbs 24:20 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 24:20 in Context — Proverbs 24

18 Para que não [aconteça] de o SENHOR veja, e o desagrade, e desvie dele sua ira.

19 Não te irrites com os malfeitores, nem tenhas inveja dos perversos;

20 Porque o maligno não terá um bom futuro; a lâmpada dos perversos se apagará.

21 Meu filho, teme ao SENHOR e ao rei; e não te envolvas com os rebeldes;

22 Porque a destruição deles se levantará de repente; e quem sabe que ruína eles terão?

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What Does Proverbs 24:20 Mean?

Proverbs 24:20 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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