Proverbs 13:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 24:20 : 20 For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.
  • Prov 20:20 : 20 If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.
  • Isa 50:10-11 : 10 Who among you has the fear of the Lord, giving ear to the voice of his servant who has been walking in the dark and has no light? Let him put his faith in the name of the Lord, looking to his God for support. 11 See, all you who make a fire, arming yourselves with burning branches: go in the flame of your fire, and among the branches you have put a light to. This will you have from my hand, you will make your bed in sorrow.
  • Matt 22:13 : 13 Then the king said to the servants, Put cords round his hands and feet and put him out into the dark; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
  • Matt 25:8 : 8 And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lights are going out.
  • 1 Kgs 11:36 : 36 And one tribe I will give to his son, so that David my servant may have a light for ever burning before me in Jerusalem, the town which I have made mine to put my name there.
  • Job 18:5-6 : 5 For the light of the sinner is put out, and the flame of his fire is not shining. 6 The light is dark in his tent, and the light shining over him is put out.
  • Job 21:17 : 17 How frequently is the light of the evil-doers put out, or does trouble come on them? how frequently does his wrath take them with cords?
  • Job 29:3 : 3 When his light was shining over my head, and when I went through the dark by his light.
  • Ps 97:11 : 11 Light is shining on the lovers of righteousness, and for the upright in heart there is joy.
  • Ps 112:4 : 4 For the upright there is a light shining in the dark; he is full of grace and pity.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 18:5-6
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    5For the light of the sinner is put out, and the flame of his fire is not shining.

    6The light is dark in his tent, and the light shining over him is put out.

  • Prov 24:20
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    20For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.

  • Ps 97:11
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    11Light is shining on the lovers of righteousness, and for the upright in heart there is joy.

  • Job 21:17
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    17How frequently is the light of the evil-doers put out, or does trouble come on them? how frequently does his wrath take them with cords?

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

  • Prov 10:28-29
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    28The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.

    29The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

  • Ps 112:4
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    4For the upright there is a light shining in the dark; he is full of grace and pity.

  • Luke 11:33
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    33No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

  • Job 38:15
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    15And from the evil-doers their light is kept back, and the arm of pride is broken.

  • Prov 28:12
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    12When the upright do well, there is great glory; but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

  • Prov 4:18-19
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    18But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.

    19The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

  • Prov 14:11
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    11The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well.

  • Isa 9:18
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    18For evil was burning like a fire; the blackberries and thorns were burned up; the thick woods took fire, rolling up in dark clouds of smoke.

  • Prov 11:10
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    10When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.

  • Job 22:19
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    19The upright saw it and were glad: and those who had done no wrong made sport of them,

  • Prov 10:16
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    16The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

  • Luke 8:16
    72%

    16No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

  • Prov 29:6
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    6In the steps of an evil man there is a net for him, but the upright man gets away quickly and is glad.

  • Prov 11:5
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    5The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

  • Ps 112:10
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    10The sinner will see it with grief; he will be wasted away with envy; the desire of the evil-doers will come to nothing.

  • Job 12:5
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    5In the thought of him who is in comfort there is no respect for one who is in trouble; such is the fate of those whose feet are slipping.

  • Ps 18:28
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    28You, O Lord, will be my light; by you, my God, the dark will be made bright for me.

  • Ps 37:16
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    16The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.

  • Prov 13:10
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    10The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

  • Prov 28:28
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    28When evil-doers are lifted up, men take cover; but when destruction overtakes them, the upright are increased.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

  • Prov 21:15
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    15It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.

  • Luke 11:35-36
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    35So take care that the light which is in you is not dark.

    36If, then, all your body is light, with no part of it dark, it will be completely full of light, as when a flame with its bright shining gives you light.

  • Prov 12:7
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    7Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

  • Prov 11:8
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    8The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.

  • Prov 13:21
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    21Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.

  • Prov 15:30
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    30The light of the eyes is a joy to the heart, and good news makes the bones fat.

  • Job 24:13-14
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    13Then there are those who are haters of the light, who have no knowledge of its ways, and do not go in them.

    14He who is purposing death gets up before day, so that he may put to death the poor and those in need.

  • 2 Sam 22:29
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    29For you are my light, O Lord; and the Lord will make the dark bright for me.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.

  • Prov 10:2-3
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    2Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.

    3The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.

  • Job 29:3
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    3When his light was shining over my head, and when I went through the dark by his light.

  • Eccl 8:13
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    13But it will not be well for the evil-doer; he will not make his days long like a shade, because he has no fear before God.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

  • Ps 1:6
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    6Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.

  • Jer 13:16
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    16Give glory to the Lord your God, before he makes it dark, and before your feet are slipping on the dark mountains, and, while you are looking for a light, he makes it into deep dark, into black night.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.