Proverbs 24:20
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
American King James Version (AKJV)
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.
Webster's Revision
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be extinguished.
World English Bible
for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.
English Revised Version (ERV)
For there will be no reward to the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Clarke's Proverbs 24:20 Bible Commentary
For there shall be no reboard to the evil man - אחרית acharith. There shall not be the future state of blessedness to the wicked. See the note on Proverbs 24:14 (note). His candle shall be put out; his prosperity shall finally cease, or he shall have no posterity. Some have thought that this text intimates the annihilation of sinners; but it refers not to being, but to the state or condition of that being. The wicked shall be; but they shall not be Happy.
Barnes's Proverbs 24:20 Bible Commentary
No reward - literally, "no future," no life worthy to be called life, no blessing.
Wesley's Proverbs 24:20 Bible Commentary
24:20 No reward - All his happiness shall quickly and eternally perish.The candle - All their comfort and glory shall cease.
