Proverbs 13:9

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 24:20 : 20 For there shall be no reward to the evil [man]; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the just [is] as the shining 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 obscure darkness.
  • Isa 50:10-11 : 10 ¶ 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.
  • Matt 22:13 : 13 ‹Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast› [him] ‹into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.›
  • Matt 25:8 : 8 ‹And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.›
  • 1 Kgs 11:36 : 36 And 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.
  • 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 tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
  • Job 21:17 : 17 ¶ How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and [how oft] cometh their destruction upon them! [God] distributeth sorrows in his anger.
  • Job 29:3 : 3 When his candle shined upon my head, [and when] 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 full of compassion, and righteous.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 18:5-6
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    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 tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.

  • Prov 24:20
    82%

    20 For there shall be no reward to the evil [man]; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

  • Ps 97:11
    78%

    11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

  • Job 21:17
    75%

    17 ¶ How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and [how oft] cometh their destruction upon them! [God] distributeth sorrows in his anger.

  • Prov 13:6
    75%

    6 ¶ Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Prov 10:28-29
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    28 The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

    29 ¶ The way of the LORD [is] strength to the upright: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.

  • Ps 112:4
    74%

    4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: [he is] gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

  • Luke 11:33
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    33 ‹No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth› [it] ‹in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.›

  • Job 38:15
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    15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

  • Prov 28:12
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    12 ¶ When righteous [men] do rejoice, [there is] great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23 ¶ The desire of the righteous [is] only good: [but] the expectation of the wicked [is] wrath.

  • Prov 4:18-19
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    18 But the path of the just [is] as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

    19 The way of the wicked [is] as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12 ¶ The righteous [man] wisely considereth the house of the wicked: [but God] overthroweth the wicked for [their] wickedness.

  • Prov 14:11
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    11 ¶ The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

  • Isa 9:18
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    18 For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up [like] the lifting up of smoke.

  • Prov 11:10
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    10 ¶ When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, [there is] shouting.

  • Job 22:19
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    19 The righteous see [it], and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

  • Prov 10:16
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    16 ¶ The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

  • Luke 8:16
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    16 ‹No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth› [it] ‹under a bed; but setteth› [it] ‹on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.›

  • Prov 29:6
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    6 ¶ In the transgression of an evil man [there is] a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

  • Prov 11:5
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    5 ¶ The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

  • Ps 112:10
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    10 The wicked shall see [it], and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

  • Job 12:5
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    5 He that is ready to slip with [his] feet [is as] a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.

  • Ps 18:28
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    28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

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    16 A little that a righteous man hath [is] better than the riches of many wicked.

  • Prov 13:10
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    10 ¶ Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised [is] wisdom.

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

  • Prov 14:32
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    32 ¶ The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

  • Prov 21:15
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    15 ¶ [It is] joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.

  • Luke 11:35-36
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    35 ‹Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.›

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  • Prov 12:7
    71%

    7 ¶ The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

  • Prov 11:8
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    8 ¶ The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

  • Prov 13:21
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    21 ¶ Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

  • Prov 15:30
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    30 ¶ The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: [and] a good report maketh the bones fat.

  • Job 24:13-14
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    13 ¶ They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.

    14 The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

  • 2 Sam 22:29
    71%

    29 For thou [art] my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.

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    71%

    19 ¶ The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 10:2-3
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    2 ¶ Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

    3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

  • Job 29:3
    71%

    3 When his candle shined upon my head, [and when] by his light I walked [through] darkness;

  • Eccl 8:13
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    13 But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong [his] days, [which are] as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26 ¶ The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

  • Ps 1:6
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    6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

  • Jer 13:16
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    16 Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, [and] make [it] gross darkness.

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    6 ¶ In the house of the righteous [is] much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.