Proverbs 24:20 · KJV
“For there shall be no reward to the evil {man}; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. {candle: or, lamp}”
— Proverbs 24:20
Fret not thyself because of evil {men}, neither be thou envious at the wicked; {Fret...: or, Keep not company with the wicked}
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: {and} meddle not with them that are given to change: {them...: Heb. changers}
Proverbs 24 — Context
Lest the LORD see {it}, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. {it displeaseth...: Heb. it be evil in his eyes}
19Fret not thyself because of evil {men}, neither be thou envious at the wicked; {Fret...: or, Keep not company with the wicked}
20For there shall be no reward to the evil {man}; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. {candle: or, lamp}
21My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: {and} meddle not with them that are given to change: {them...: Heb. changers}
22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
Cross References
Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. {lamp: or, candle}
Job 18:5-6
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
Psalms 11:6
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: {this shall be} the portion of their cup. {an horrible...: or, a burning tempest}
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. {candle: or, lamp}
Proverbs 20:20
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. {lamp: or, candle}
Matthew 8:12
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Psalms 9:17
The wicked shall be turned into hell, {and} all the nations that forget God.
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.