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Proverbs 24:20 Interlinear

“ For there shall be no reward to the evil man the candle of the wicked shall be put out”

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Proverbs 24 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	כִּ֤י׀	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
2	לֹֽא	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
3	תִהְיֶ֣ה	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
4	אַחֲרִ֣ית	H319	For there shall be no reward	the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
5	לָרָ֑ע	H7451	to the evil	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
6	נֵ֖ר	H5216	man the candle	a lamp (i.e., the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
7	רְשָׁעִ֣ים	H7563	of the wicked	morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
8	יִדְעָֽךְ׃	H1846	shall be put out	to be extinguished; figuratively, to expire or be dried up

Proverbs 24:20 (current) For there shall be no reward to the evil man the candle of the wicked shall be put out