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

Other Translations of Proverbs 24:20

King James Version

20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle candle: or, lamp of the wicked shall be put 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.