Proverbs 24:20
For there shall be no acharit (latter end, future) to the rah; 1 the ner (light) of the resha'im shall be put out. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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
19Fret not thyself because of ra'im, 1 neither be thou envious of the resha'im, 1
Cross References
Job 18:5Yea, the ohr of the resha'im shall be put out, 1 and the flame of his eish shall not burn. 1
Psalms 9:17Hashem is known by the mishpat which He executeth; 1 the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. 1 Higgayon. Selah 1
Psalms 37:2For they shall soon be cut down like the khatzir (grass), 1 and wither as the green desheh (herb, plant). 1
Proverbs 20:20He who curseth aviv or immo, 1 his ner (lamp) shall be put out in deep choshech. 1
Isaiah 3:11Oy to the rasha! It shall be rah with him; 1 for what his hands have wrought will be done to him. 1
Matthew 25:8But the foolish said to the wise, Give us from your shemen (oil), for our menorahs are going out.
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 →