PROVERBS 24:20

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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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

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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?




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