Verse Comparison: Proverbs 24:20
American Standard Version
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Amplified® Bible
For there shall be no reward for the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Contemporary English Version
They will soon be gone like the flame of a lamp that burns out.
Darby English Version
for there shall be no future to the evil [man]; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Good News Bible
A wicked person has no future---nothing to look forward to.
King James Version
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
New American Standard Bible
For there will be no future for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
New International Version
for the evil man has no future hope,
and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
New King James Version
For there will be no prospect for the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For the evil man will have no future; The lamp of the wicked will darken.
Revised Standard Version
for the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
Young's Literal Translation
For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.