Proverbs 24:20
New Living Translation
20 For evil people have no future;
the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
Proverbs 13:9
New Living Translation
9 The life of the godly is full of light and joy,
but the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
Job 18:5-6
New Living Translation
5 “Surely the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
The sparks of their fire will not glow.
6 The light in their tent will grow dark.
The lamp hanging above them will be quenched.
Proverbs 20:20
New Living Translation
20 If you insult your father or mother,
your light will be snuffed out in total darkness.
Psalm 11:6
New Living Translation
6 He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked,
punishing them with scorching winds.
Job 21:17
New Living Translation
17 “Yet the light of the wicked never seems to be extinguished.
Do they ever have trouble?
Does God distribute sorrows to them in anger?
Jude 13
New Living Translation
13 They are like wild waves of the sea, churning up the foam of their shameful deeds. They are like wandering stars, doomed forever to blackest darkness.
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Matthew 25:8
New Living Translation
8 Then the five foolish ones asked the others, ‘Please give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.’
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Matthew 8:12
New Living Translation
12 But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be thrown into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
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Isaiah 3:11
New Living Translation
11 But the wicked are doomed,
for they will get exactly what they deserve.
Proverbs 23:18
New Living Translation
18 You will be rewarded for this;
your hope will not be disappointed.
Psalm 9:17
New Living Translation
17 The wicked will go down to the grave.[a]
This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God.
Footnotes
- 9:17 Hebrew to Sheol.
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