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Proverbs 24:20

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

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִהְיֶ֣הtihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.אַחֲרִ֣יתacharitendאַחֲרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “end”, the ordinary formH319the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity(last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward.לָרָ֑עlarato badרַעpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…נֵ֖רnerlampנִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “lamp”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5216a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)candle, lamp, light.רְשָׁעִ֣יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.יִדְעָֽךְyidakhebe extinctדָּעַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be extinct”, an unfinished actionH1846to be extinguished; figuratively, to expire or be dried upbe extinct, consumed, put out, quenched.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For there will be no future to the evil man, the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

For evil men have no hope of things to come, and the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For there will be no future to the evil man, the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For the evil man shall have no posterity: and the light of the wicked shall be put out.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐ γὰρ μὴ γένηται ἔκγονα πονηρῷ, λαμπτὴρ δὲ ἀσεβῶν σβεσθήσεται.