Proverbs 13:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אוֹר־צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִשְׂמָ֑ח וְנֵ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָֽךְ׃

Transliteration

ʾôr-ṣaddîqîm yiśmāḥ wə-nēr rəšāʿîm yidʿāk

Grammar Details

*ʾôr*: noun, masculine singular construct - light of
*ṣaddîqîm*: adjective, masculine plural - righteous ones
*yiśmāḥ*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - rejoices/shines brightly
*wə-*: conjunction - and
*nēr*: noun, masculine singular construct - lamp of
*rəšāʿîm*: adjective, masculine plural - wicked ones
*yidʿāk*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - goes out/is extinguished

Word Meanings

*ʾôr*: light/brightness
*ṣaddîqîm*: righteous ones/just people
*yiśmāḥ*: rejoices/shines brightly/is joyful
*nēr*: lamp/light
*rəšāʿîm*: wicked ones/evil people
*yidʿāk*: goes out/is extinguished/is put out

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 24:20 : 20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Prov 20:20 : 20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
Isa 50:10-11 : 10 Who is among you that feareth Jehovah, that obeyeth the voice of his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light, let him trust in the name of Jehovah, and rely upon his God. 11 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that gird yourselves about with firebrands; walk ye in the flame of your fire, and among the brands that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of my hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
Matt 22:13 : 13 Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
Matt 25:8 : 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out.
1 Kgs 11:36 : 36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a lamp alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
Job 18:5-6 : 5 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 tent, And his lamp above him shall be put out.
Job 21:17 : 17 How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? That [God] distributeth sorrows in his anger?
Job 29:3 : 3 When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness;
Ps 97:11 : 11 Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.
Ps 112:4 : 4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: [He is] gracious, and merciful, and righteous.

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