Proverbs 24:20

for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.

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WEBBE

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

BSB

For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.

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Matthew Henry · Verses 19–20

Envy not the wicked their prosperity; be sure there is no true happiness in it.

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