Proverbs 24:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

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High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
Widely recognized and referenced KJV text

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Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

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Referenced Verses

Prov 13:9 : 9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Prov 20:20 : 20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Job 18:5-6 : 5 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. 6 The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
Job 21:17 : 17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
Ps 9:17 : 17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
Ps 11:6 : 6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
Prov 23:18 : 18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
Isa 3:11 : 11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
Matt 8:12 : 12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matt 25:8 : 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
Jude 1:13 : 13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Job 18:5-6
2 verses
84%
5Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
6The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
Prov 13:9
82%
9The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Prov 24:18-19
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79%
18Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
Job 21:16-17
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76%
16Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
Prov 20:20
75%
20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Prov 12:21
74%
21There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
Prov 24:15
74%
15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
Prov 17:13
74%
13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Job 34:22
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22There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Job 20:26-27
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73%
26All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
27The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
Eccl 8:13
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13But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
Ps 37:10
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10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
Job 18:17-18
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73%
17His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
18He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
Prov 2:22
72%
22But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
Job 15:30
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30He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
Prov 24:1
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1Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Ps 112:10
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10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
Prov 21:7
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7The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
Job 24:13-14
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71%
13They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
14The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
Ps 34:21
71%
21Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
Isa 3:11
71%
11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
Job 11:20
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20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.
Job 21:30
71%
30That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
Ps 37:38
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38But the transgressors shall be destroyed{H8738)} together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off{H8738)}.
Prov 10:24
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24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
Prov 21:12
71%
12The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
Job 20:29
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29This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
Prov 13:21
71%
21Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
1 Sam 24:13
70%
13As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
Prov 10:30
70%
30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
Amos 5:20
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20Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
Prov 11:23
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23The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Job 38:15
70%
15And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
Job 22:20
70%
20Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.
John 3:20
70%
20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
Ps 140:11
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11Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Prov 24:24
70%
24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
Prov 16:27
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27An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
Isa 9:18
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18For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.
Prov 11:18
70%
18The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
Ps 34:16
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16The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Prov 24:29
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29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
Luke 8:16
70%
16{G1161} No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
Isa 31:2
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2Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.