Proverbs 24:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:9 : 9 There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.
  • Prov 20:20 : 20 If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.
  • Job 18:5-6 : 5 For the light of the sinner is put out, and the flame of his fire is not shining. 6 The light is dark in his tent, and the light shining over him is put out.
  • Job 21:17 : 17 How frequently is the light of the evil-doers put out, or does trouble come on them? how frequently does his wrath take them with cords?
  • Ps 9:17 : 17 The sinners and all the nations who have no memory of God will be turned into the underworld.
  • Ps 11:6 : 6 On the evil-doer he will send down fire and flames, and a burning wind; with these will their cup be full.
  • Prov 23:18 : 18 For without doubt there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
  • Isa 3:11 : 11 Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.
  • Matt 8:12 : 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be put out into the dark, and there will be weeping and cries of pain.
  • Matt 25:8 : 8 And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lights are going out.
  • Jude 1:13 : 13 Violent waves of the sea, streaming with their shame, wandering stars for whom the darkest night is kept in store for ever.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 18:5-6
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    5For the light of the sinner is put out, and the flame of his fire is not shining.

    6The light is dark in his tent, and the light shining over him is put out.

  • Prov 13:9
    82%

    9There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

  • Prov 24:18-19
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    79%

    18For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

    19Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:

  • Job 21:16-17
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    76%

    16Truly, is not their well-being in their power? (The purpose of the evil-doers is far from me.)

    17How frequently is the light of the evil-doers put out, or does trouble come on them? how frequently does his wrath take them with cords?

  • Prov 20:20
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    20If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.

  • Prov 12:21
    74%

    21No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.

  • Prov 24:15
    74%

    15Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

  • Prov 17:13
    74%

    13If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.

  • Job 34:22
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    22There is no dark place, and no thick cloud, in which the workers of evil may take cover.

  • Job 20:26-27
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    26All his wealth is stored up for the dark: a fire not made by man sends destruction on him, and on everything in his tent.

    27The heavens make clear his sin, and the earth gives witness against him.

  • Eccl 8:13
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    13But it will not be well for the evil-doer; he will not make his days long like a shade, because he has no fear before God.

  • Ps 37:10
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    10For in a short time the evil-doer will be gone: you will go searching for his place, and it will not be there.

  • Job 18:17-18
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    17His memory is gone from the earth, and in the open country there is no knowledge of his name.

    18He is sent away from the light into the dark; he is forced out of the world.

  • Prov 2:22
    72%

    22But sinners will be cut off from the land, and those whose acts are false will be uprooted.

  • Job 15:30
    72%

    30He does not come out of the dark; his branches are burned by the flame, and the wind takes away his bud.

  • Prov 24:1
    72%

    1Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them:

  • Ps 112:10
    72%

    10The sinner will see it with grief; he will be wasted away with envy; the desire of the evil-doers will come to nothing.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

  • Job 24:13-14
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    71%

    13Then there are those who are haters of the light, who have no knowledge of its ways, and do not go in them.

    14He who is purposing death gets up before day, so that he may put to death the poor and those in need.

  • Ps 34:21
    71%

    21Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.

  • Isa 3:11
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    11Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.

  • Job 11:20
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    20But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.

  • Job 21:30
    71%

    30How the evil man goes free in the day of trouble, and has salvation in the day of wrath?

  • Ps 37:38
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    38But as for the sinners, they will be cut off together; the end of the wrongdoers is destruction.

  • Prov 10:24
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    24The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

  • Job 20:29
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    29This is the reward of the evil man, and the heritage given to him by God.

  • Prov 13:21
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    21Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.

  • 1 Sam 24:13
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    13May the Lord be judge between me and you, and may the Lord give me my rights against you, but my hand will never be lifted up against you.

  • Prov 10:30
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    30The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.

  • Amos 5:20
    70%

    20Will not the day of the Lord be dark and not light? even very dark, with no light shining in it?

  • Prov 11:23
    70%

    23The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

  • Job 38:15
    70%

    15And from the evil-doers their light is kept back, and the arm of pride is broken.

  • Job 22:20
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    20Saying, Truly, their substance is cut off, and their wealth is food for the fire.

  • John 3:20
    70%

    20The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.

  • Ps 140:11
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    11Let not a man of evil tongue be safe on earth: let destruction overtake the violent man with blow on blow.

  • Prov 24:24
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    24He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.

  • Prov 16:27
    70%

    27A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.

  • Isa 9:18
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    18For evil was burning like a fire; the blackberries and thorns were burned up; the thick woods took fire, rolling up in dark clouds of smoke.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

  • Ps 34:16
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    16The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to take away the memory of them from the earth.

  • Prov 24:29
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    29Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work.

  • Luke 8:16
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    16No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

  • Isa 31:2
    69%

    2Though he is wise, and able to send evil, and his purpose will not be changed; but he will go against the house of the evil-doers, and against those to whom they are looking for help.