Proverbs 24:20
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
Updated King James 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
19Fret not yourself because of evil men, neither be you envious at the wicked:
21My son, fear you the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
Cross References
Job 18:5Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
Psalms 9:17The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
Psalms 37:2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
Proverbs 20:20Whoso curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Isaiah 3:11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
Matthew 25:8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone 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 →