Proverbs 13:9
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The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
In other translations
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Proverbs 24:20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
- Proverbs 4:18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
- Proverbs 20:20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
- Psalm 97:11Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.
- Psalm 112:4Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
- Job 18:5-65 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. 6 The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.5 Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow. 6 The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.
- Matthew 25:8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
- Isaiah 50:10-1110 Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God. 11 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.10 Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God. 11 Behold, 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.
- 1 Kings 11:36And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.
- Job 21:17How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?
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