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Pro 24:20 — For there shall be no reward to the evil [man]; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

there		Psa 9:17; Psa 11:6; Isa 3:11
candle		or, lamp. Pro 13:9; Pro 20:20; Job 18:5,6; Job 21:17; Mat 8:12; Mat 25:8; Jud 1:13

Correlating Passages

there

	Psa 9:17	The wicked shall be turned into hell, [and] all the nations that forget God.
	Psa 11:6	Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: [this shall be] the portion of their cup.
	Isa 3:11	Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

candle

	Pro 13:9	The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
	Pro 20:20	Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
	Job 18:5	Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
	Job 18:6	The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
	Job 21:17	How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and [how oft] cometh their destruction upon them! [God] distributeth sorrows in his anger.
	Mat 8:12	But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
	Mat 25:8	And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
	Jud 1:13	Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

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Scott, Thomas. "Proverbs 24:20," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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