Proverbs 24:20
for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
In context
17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice, 18 or the Lord will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them. 19 Do not fret because of evildoers or be envious of the wicked, 20 for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
21 Fear the Lord and the king, my son, and do not join with rebellious officials, 22 for those two will send sudden destruction on them, and who knows what calamities they can bring?
23 These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 24:20 in the KJV
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The candle of the wicked shall be put out.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 24:20 in the ESV
for the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.