The Meaning of Proverbs 24:20 Explained

Proverbs 24:20

KJV: For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

YLT: For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

Darby: for there shall be no future to the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

ASV: For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For there shall be no reward  to the evil  [man]; the candle  of the wicked  shall be put out. 

What does Proverbs 24:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 24

1  Precepts and Warnings

What do the individual words in Proverbs 24:20 mean?

for no there will be prospect for the evil [man] the lamp of the wicked will be put out
כִּ֤י ׀ לֹֽא־ תִהְיֶ֣ה אַחֲרִ֣ית לָרָ֑ע נֵ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָֽךְ

לֹֽא־  no 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תִהְיֶ֣ה  there  will  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
אַחֲרִ֣ית  prospect 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַחֲרִית  
Sense: after part, end.
לָרָ֑ע  for  the  evil  [man] 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
נֵ֖ר  the  lamp 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נִיר 
Sense: lamp.
רְשָׁעִ֣ים  of  the  wicked 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רָשָׁע  
Sense: wicked, criminal.
יִדְעָֽךְ  will  be  put  out 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּעַךְ  
Sense: to go out, be extinguished, dry up.