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Proverbs 24:20-22
New International Version
Proverbs 24:20-22
New International Version
20 for the evildoer has no future hope,
and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.(A)
Saying 30
Proverbs 24:20-22
New King James Version
Proverbs 24:20-22
New King James Version
20 For there will be no prospect for the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
21 My son, (A)fear the Lord and the king;
Do not associate with those given to change;
22 For their calamity will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin those two can bring?
Proverbs 24:20-22
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 24:20-22
New American Standard Bible
20 For (A)there will be no [a](B)future for the evil person;
The (C)lamp of the wicked will be put out.
21 My son, [b](D)fear the Lord and the king;
Do not get involved with those [c]of high rank,
22 For their (E)disaster will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin that can come from both of them?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:20 Lit latter end
- Proverbs 24:21 Or revere
- Proverbs 24:21 Or who change
Proverbs 24:20-22
King James Version
Proverbs 24:20-22
King James Version
20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
21 My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
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