Proverbs 24:20
For the evil hold no hope in the future, and the lamp of the impious will be extinguished.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
In Context
19Do not contend with the most wicked, and do not be a rival to the impious.
21My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king. And do not mingle with detractors.
Cross References
Job 18:5Will not the light of the impious be put out, and the flame of his fire refuse to shine?
Psalms 9:17The Lord will be recognized when making judgments. The sinner has been caught in the works of his own hands. Pause
Psalms 37:2O Lord, do not rebuke me in your fury, nor chastise me in your wrath.
Proverbs 20:20Whoever curses his father and mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the midst of darkness.
Isaiah 3:11Woe to the impious man immersed in evil! For retribution will be given to him from his own hands.
Matthew 25:8But the foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give to us from your oil, for our lamps are being extinguished.’
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:20-21
19 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked; 20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. Here, 1. He repeats the caution he had before given against envying the pleasures and successes of wicked man in their wicked ways. This he quotes from his father David, Ps. xxxvii. 1 . We must not in any case fret ourselves, or make ourselves uneasy, whatever God does in his providence how disagreeable soever it is to our sentiments, interests,… Read the whole commentary →