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Selected Verse: Proverbs 24:20 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 24:20 |
Strong Concordance |
For there shall be no reward [0319] to the evil [07451] man; the candle [05216] of the wicked [07563] shall be put out [01846]. |
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King James |
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| candle--or, "prosperity"; it shall come to an end (Pro 13:9; Pro 20:20). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| No reward - literally, "no future," no life worthy to be called life, no blessing. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| No reward - All his happiness shall quickly and eternally perish. The candle - All their comfort and glory shall cease. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| For there shall be no reboard to the evil man - אחרית acharith. There shall not be the future state of blessedness to the wicked. See the note on Pro 24:14 (note). His candle shall be put out; his prosperity shall finally cease, or he shall have no posterity. Some have thought that this text intimates the annihilation of sinners; but it refers not to being, but to the state or condition of that being. The wicked shall be; but they shall not be Happy. |
20 Whoso curseth [07043] his father [01] or his mother [0517], his lamp [05216] shall be put out [01846] in obscure [0380] [0380] darkness [02822].
9 The light [0216] of the righteous [06662] rejoiceth [08055]: but the lamp [05216] of the wicked [07563] shall be put out [01846].
14 So shall the knowledge [03045] of wisdom [02451] be unto thy soul [05315]: when thou hast found [04672] it, then there shall be [03426] a reward [0319], and thy expectation [08615] shall not be cut off [03772](8735).