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PROVERBS 24:20
KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.”
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Proverbs 24:20 Translation & Meaning
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
“For” | כִּ֤י׀ | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | For |
“there shall be” | תִהְיֶ֣ה | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | there shall be |
“no” | לֹֽא | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | no |
“reward” | אַחֲרִ֣ית | The last or end, hence, the future; also posterity | reward |
“to the evil” | לָרָ֑ע | Bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) | evil |
“man;” | | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | |
“the candle” | נֵ֖ר | A lamp (i.e., the burner) or light (literally or figuratively) | candle |
“of the wicked” | רְשָׁעִ֣ים | Morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person | wicked |
“shall be put out.” | יִדְעָֽךְ׃ | To be extinguished; figuratively, to expire or be dried up | put out |
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18 Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
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.
21 My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
Sources:
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