Proverbs 13:9

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The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

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  • Prov 24:20 : 20 For the wicked have no future; the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 The path of the righteous is like the morning light, shining brighter and brighter until the full day.
  • Prov 20:20 : 20 Whoever curses their father or mother, their lamp will be extinguished in utter darkness.
  • Isa 50:10-11 : 10 Who among you fears the LORD and listens to the voice of his servant? Let the one who walks in darkness, who has no light, trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God. 11 But look, all of you who light fires and equip yourselves with burning torches, walk in the light of your fire and in the torches you have set ablaze. This you will receive from my hand: you will lie down in torment.
  • Matt 22:13 : 13 Then the king told the attendants, 'Tie him hand and foot, and throw him out into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
  • Matt 25:8 : 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’
  • 1 Kgs 11:36 : 36 'But to his son, I will give one tribe, so that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen for Myself to put My name there.'
  • Job 18:5-6 : 5 Indeed, the light of the wicked will be extinguished, and the flame of his fire will not shine. 6 The light in his tent will grow dark, and the lamp above him will be extinguished.
  • Job 21:17 : 17 How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? Disaster comes upon them as calamities God apportions in his anger.
  • Job 29:3 : 3 when His lamp shone upon my head, and I walked by His light through the darkness.
  • Ps 97:11 : 11 Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
  • Ps 112:4 : 4 Light shines in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 18:5-6
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    5Indeed, the light of the wicked will be extinguished, and the flame of his fire will not shine.

    6The light in his tent will grow dark, and the lamp above him will be extinguished.

  • Prov 24:20
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    20For the wicked have no future; the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.

  • Ps 97:11
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    11Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.

  • Job 21:17
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    17How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? Disaster comes upon them as calamities God apportions in his anger.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 10:28-29
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    28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.

    29The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, but it is ruin to evildoers.

  • Ps 112:4
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    4Light shines in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

  • Luke 11:33
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    33No one lights a lamp and puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.

  • Job 38:15
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    15The light is withheld from the wicked, and the uplifted arm is broken.

  • Prov 28:12
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    12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, people hide themselves.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous brings only good, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

  • Prov 4:18-19
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    18The path of the righteous is like the morning light, shining brighter and brighter until the full day.

    19The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.

  • Prov 14:11
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    11The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

  • Isa 9:18
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    18By the wrath of the LORD Almighty, the land is scorched, and the people are like fuel for the fire; no one spares his brother.

  • Prov 11:10
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    10When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.

  • Job 22:19
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    19The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them.

  • Prov 10:16
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    16The wages of the righteous lead to life, but the income of the wicked leads to sin.

  • Luke 8:16
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    16No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they set it on a lampstand so that those who come in may see the light.

  • Prov 29:6
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    6An evil man is ensnared by his transgression, but the righteous rejoice and are glad.

  • Prov 11:5
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    5The righteousness of the blameless makes their path straight, but the wicked fall because of their own wickedness.

  • Ps 112:10
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    10The wicked will see it and be angry; they will gnash their teeth and melt away. The desires of the wicked will perish.

  • Job 12:5
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    5"Those who are at ease hold contempt for misfortune, as if it were prepared for the feet of those slipping."

  • Ps 18:28
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    28You save a humble people, but You bring low those whose eyes are haughty.

  • Ps 37:16
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    16Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked.

  • Prov 13:10
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    10Where there is pride, there is strife, but wisdom is found in those who take counsel.

  • Prov 28:28
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    28When the wicked rise, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous increase.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32The wicked are brought down by their own evil, but the righteous take refuge when they die.

  • Prov 21:15
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    15Justice brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

  • Luke 11:35-36
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    35See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

    36So if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it is dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.

  • Prov 12:7
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    7The wicked are overthrown and no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.

  • Prov 11:8
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    8The righteous are rescued from trouble, and the wicked take their place.

  • Prov 13:21
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    21Trouble pursues sinners, but the righteous are rewarded with good.

  • Prov 15:30
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    30Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news revitalizes the bones.

  • Job 24:13-14
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    13They are among those who rebel against the light; they do not recognize its ways nor stay on its paths.

    14At daybreak, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy, and at night, he is like a thief.

  • 2 Sam 22:29
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    29For you are my lamp, O LORD; the LORD illumines my darkness.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19Evil people will bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 10:2-3
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    2Treasures gained through wickedness bring no benefit, but righteousness rescues from death.

    3The LORD will not let the righteous go hungry, but He thrusts aside the craving of the wicked.

  • Job 29:3
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    3when His lamp shone upon my head, and I walked by His light through the darkness.

  • Eccl 8:13
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    13But it will not go well for the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not fear God.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The righteous choose their companions wisely, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Ps 1:6
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    6For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

  • Jer 13:16
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    16Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, and before your feet stumble on the darkening mountains. You hope for light, but He will turn it to gloom and thick darkness.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.