Proverbs 24:20

New English Translation

for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.

Cross References

Job 15:31

Let him not trust in what is worthless, deceiving himself; for worthlessness will be his reward.

Job 21:17

“How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? How often does their misfortune come upon them? How often does God apportion pain to them in his anger?

Psalm 11:6

May the Lord rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve!

Psalm 37:2

For they will quickly dry up like grass, and wither away like plants.

Psalm 9:17

The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol; this is the destiny of all the nations that ignore God,

Proverbs 13:9

The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.

Proverbs 17:20

The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

Proverbs 20:20

The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.

Proverbs 21:4

Haughty eyes and a proud heart – the agricultural product of the wicked is sin.

Proverbs 23:18

For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

Isaiah 3:11

Too bad for the wicked sinners! For they will get exactly what they deserve.

Matthew 25:8

The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’

Matthew 8:12

but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Jude 1:13

wild sea waves, spewing out the foam of their shame; wayward stars for whom the utter depths of eternal darkness have been reserved.