20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle [1] of the wicked shall be put out.

Other Translations of Proverbs 24:20

New International Version

20 for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

English Standard Version

20 for the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

The Message

20 Those people have no future at all; they're headed down a dead-end street.

New King James Version

20 For there will be no prospect for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.

New Living Translation

20 For evil people have no future; the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 24:20

Commentary on Proverbs 24:19-20

(Read Proverbs 24:19-20)

Envy not the wicked their prosperity; be sure there is no true happiness in it.