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the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />for the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For there shall be no reward to the evil <i>man</i>; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For there will be no prospect for the evil <i>man;</i> The lamp of the wicked will be put out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For there will be no future for the evil person; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For there will be no future for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For there will be no future for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For there will be no future for the evil one; The lamp of the wicked will go out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For there will be no future for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the evil have no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the evil have no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They will soon be gone like the flame of a lamp that burns out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For there will be no reward to the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />because an evil person has no future, and the lamps of wicked people will be snuffed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />A wicked person has no future--nothing to look forward to. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For the wicked man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be extinguished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For there is not a posterity to the evil, "" The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For there shall be no latter state to the evil one: the light of the unjust shall be extinguished.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For evil men have no hope of things to come, and the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For the evil hold no hope in the future, and the lamp of the impious will be extinguished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For the evil have no future, the lamp of the wicked will be put out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />for the evil have no future; the lamp of the wicked will go out.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For there shall be no future for evil men, and the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because there is no posterity to the evil ones and the lamp of the evil will be extinguished.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For there will be no future to the evil man, The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the evil man shall have no posterity: and the light of the wicked shall be put out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/24-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=4962" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/24.htm">Do not Envy</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: lā·rā‘ (Prep-l, Art:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">the evil man</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: ṯih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">has</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/319.htm" title="319: ’a·ḥă·rîṯ (N-fs) -- The after-part, end. From 'achar; the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity.">future;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5216.htm" title="5216: nêr (N-msc) -- A lamp. Or nir; also neyr; or ner; or nerah; from a primitive root properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp or light.">the lamp</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rə·šā·‘îm (Adj-mp) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">of the wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/1846.htm" title="1846: yiḏ·‘āḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To go out, be extinguished. A primitive root; to be extinguished; figuratively, to expire or be dried up.">will be extinguished.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-9.htm">Psalm 37:9-10</a></span><br />For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land. / Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-18.htm">Psalm 73:18-19</a></span><br />Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin. / How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/18-5.htm">Job 18:5-6</a></span><br />Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow. / The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Psalm 1:4-6</a></span><br />Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind. / Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. / For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Psalm 37:35-36</a></span><br />I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, / yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/92-7.htm">Psalm 92:7</a></span><br />that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm">Isaiah 57:20-21</a></span><br />But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck. / “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Malachi 4:1</a></span><br />“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/20-5.htm">Job 20:5</a></span><br />the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-38.htm">Psalm 37:38</a></span><br />But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-49.htm">Matthew 13:49-50</a></span><br />So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous / and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a></span><br />Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-22.htm">Luke 16:22-23</a></span><br />One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried. / In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:9</a></span><br />They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-17.htm">Psalm 9:17</a></b></br> The wicked shall be turned into hell, <i>and</i> all the nations that forget God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6</a></b></br> Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: <i>this shall be</i> the portion of their cup.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/3-11.htm">Isaiah 3:11</a></b></br> Woe unto the wicked! <i>it shall be</i> ill <i>with him</i>: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.</p><p class="hdg">candle</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/13-9.htm">Proverbs 13:9</a></b></br> The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/20-20.htm">Proverbs 20:20</a></b></br> Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/18-5.htm">Job 18:5,6</a></b></br> Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/20-27.htm">Candle</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-19.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-20.htm">Extinguished</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-14.htm">Future</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-14.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-4.htm">Lamp</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-14.htm">Posterity</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-14.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-19.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-20.htm">Snuffed</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-19.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/31-18.htm">Candle</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-10.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-18.htm">Extinguished</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-25.htm">Future</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-12.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-18.htm">Lamp</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-22.htm">Posterity</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-29.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-28.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-6.htm">Snuffed</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-24.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/24-1.htm">Precepts and Warnings</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For the evil man has no future;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the ultimate fate of those who live in opposition to God's ways. In biblical context, "evil" refers to actions and intentions that are contrary to God's commandments. The idea of having "no future" suggests a lack of hope or prosperity, both in this life and beyond. This aligns with the broader biblical teaching that sin leads to destruction (<a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>). The Hebrew understanding of the future often included both temporal and eternal aspects, indicating that the consequences of evil extend beyond the present life. This phrase can be connected to <a href="/psalms/37-38.htm">Psalm 37:38</a>, which states that transgressors will be destroyed together, and the future of the wicked will be cut off.<p><b>the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.</b><br>In ancient Near Eastern culture, a lamp symbolized life, guidance, and prosperity. The imagery of a lamp being extinguished conveys the end of life and the cessation of influence or legacy. This metaphor is used throughout Scripture to describe the downfall of the wicked (<a href="/job/18-5.htm">Job 18:5-6</a>, <a href="/proverbs/13-9.htm">Proverbs 13:9</a>). The extinguishing of a lamp also implies divine judgment, as God is often depicted as the one who controls the fate of individuals and nations. This phrase can be seen as a warning that those who persist in wickedness will ultimately face God's judgment, losing their place and influence in the world. The concept of light and darkness is also a recurring theme in the Bible, with light representing God's presence and truth, and darkness symbolizing evil and separation from God (<a href="/john/1-5.htm">John 1:5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/evil_man.htm">Evil Man</a></b><br>Represents individuals who live in opposition to God's commandments, engaging in wickedness and unrighteousness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/w/wicked.htm">Wicked</a></b><br>A broader term that encompasses those who consistently choose to live in sin and rebellion against God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/lamp.htm">Lamp</a></b><br>Symbolizes life, guidance, and prosperity. In biblical times, a lamp was essential for light and direction, especially at night.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/extinguished.htm">Extinguished</a></b><br>Indicates the end or cessation of something, in this context, the life or influence of the wicked.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_wickedness.htm">The Futility of Wickedness</a></b><br>The verse underscores the ultimate futility of living a life contrary to God's will. No matter how prosperous or influential the wicked may seem, their end is certain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_righteous_living.htm">The Importance of Righteous Living</a></b><br>Believers are called to live righteously, knowing that their future is secure in Christ. Unlike the wicked, the righteous have an eternal hope and inheritance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_success.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Success</a></b><br>Earthly success and prosperity are fleeting for those who do not follow God. True success is found in a life aligned with God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_sovereignty.htm">God's Justice and Sovereignty</a></b><br>This verse reassures believers of God's justice. The wicked may seem to prosper temporarily, but God will ultimately bring justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_trials.htm">Encouragement in Trials</a></b><br>For those facing trials or persecution from the wicked, this verse offers encouragement that God sees and will act in His perfect timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_reformed_epistemology.htm">What does 'lamp of the wicked' mean in Proverbs?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_'lamp_of_the_wicked'_in_proverbs.htm">What does "lamp of the wicked" mean in Proverbs?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_proverbs_20_27_align_with_science.htm">Proverbs 20:27 claims 'the spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord'--how can this be reconciled with scientific understandings of human consciousness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/repay_evil_with_evil.htm">Should we repay evil with evil? (Proverbs 24:29 vs. Romans 12:17)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">For there shall be no reward.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">future, </span>as in <a href="/proverbs/24-15.htm" title="Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:">Proverbs 24:15</a>.<p><span class= "bld">The candle of the wicked shall be put out�--</span>See above on <a href="/proverbs/13-9.htm" title="The light of the righteous rejoices: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.">Proverbs 13:9</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For there shall be no reward to the evil man.</span> He has no happy "future" to expect, as Ver. 14; <a href="/proverbs/22-18.htm">Proverbs 22:18</a> (where see note). <span class="cmt_word">The candle,</span> etc. (see <a href="/proverbs/13-9.htm">Proverbs 13:9</a>, where the clause appears). Septuagint, "For the evil man shall have no posterity, and the torch of the wicked shall be quenched." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/24-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י ׀</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the evil [man]</span><br /><span class="heb">לָרָ֑ע</span> <span class="translit">(lā·rā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has</span><br /><span class="heb">תִהְיֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṯih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">future;</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֲרִ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_319.htm">Strong's 319: </a> </span><span class="str2">The last, end, the future, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the lamp</span><br /><span class="heb">נֵ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(nêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5216.htm">Strong's 5216: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lamp, light</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wicked</span><br /><span class="heb">רְשָׁעִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(rə·šā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be extinguished.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִדְעָֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiḏ·‘āḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1846.htm">Strong's 1846: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be extinguished, to expire, be dried up</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/24-20.htm">Proverbs 24:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/24-20.htm">Proverbs 24:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/24-20.htm">Proverbs 24:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/24-20.htm">Proverbs 24:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/24-20.htm">Proverbs 24:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/24-20.htm">Proverbs 24:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/24-20.htm">Proverbs 24:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/24-20.htm">Proverbs 24:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/24-20.htm">Proverbs 24:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/24-20.htm">Proverbs 24:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/24-20.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 24:20 For there will be no reward (Prov. 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