Proverbs 24:20
for there will be no reward to the evil man;and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.
New Heart English 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
19Do not fret yourself because of evildoers;neither be envious of the wicked:
21My son, fear the Lord and the king.Do not join those who are rebellious:
Cross References
Job 18:5"Yes, the light of the wicked shall be put out,The spark of his fire shall not shine.
Psalms 9:17The wicked shall be turned back to Sheol,even all the nations that forget God.KAPH
Psalms 37:2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,and wither like the green herb.BET
Proverbs 20:20Whoever curses his father or his mother,his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked!Disaster is upon them;for the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him.
Matthew 25:8The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps 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 →