Proverbs

Proverbs 24:20

²⁰For the evil man has no future;

the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י׀	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the evil	לָרָ֑ע	lā·rā‘	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
has	תִהְיֶ֣ה	ṯih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
future	אַחֲרִ֣ית	’a·ḥă·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H319 after-part, end
the lamp	נֵ֖ר	nêr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5216 lamp
of the wicked	רְשָׁעִ֣ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
will be extinguished	יִדְעָֽךְ׃	yiḏ·‘āḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1846 go out, be extinguished

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.