Job 18:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.”
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“Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, And the spark of his fire shall not shine.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Also, the light of the wicked is extinguished. And there doth not shine a spark of his fire.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 18:5 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 15:30He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.
- Job 20:5the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
- Job 21:17How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?
- Proverbs 4:19But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
- Proverbs 13:9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
- Proverbs 20:20Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
- Proverbs 21:4Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.
- Proverbs 24:20For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
- Isaiah 50:11Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who array yourselves with firebrands, walk in the light of your fire and of the firebrands you have lit! This is what you will receive from My hand: You will lie down in a place of torment.
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