Proverbs 13:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

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  • Prov 24:20 : 20 For there shall be no reward for the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the just is like the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day.
  • Prov 20:20 : 20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in deep darkness.
  • Isa 50:10-11 : 10 Who among you fears the LORD, who obeys the voice of his servant, who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD, and rely upon his God. 11 Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who encompass yourselves with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that you have kindled. This you shall have of my hand; you shall lie down in sorrow.
  • Matt 22:13 : 13 Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  • Matt 25:8 : 8 And the foolish said to the wise, Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.
  • 1 Kgs 11:36 : 36 And to his son I will give one tribe, that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name there.
  • Job 18:5-6 : 5 Indeed, 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 dwelling, and his lamp shall be put out with him.
  • Job 21:17 : 17 How often is the lamp of the wicked put out! And how often does their destruction come upon them! God distributes sorrows in His anger.
  • Job 29:3 : 3 When His lamp shone 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 arises light in the darkness; he is gracious, full of compassion, and righteous.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 18:5-6
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    5Indeed, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.

    6The light shall be dark in his dwelling, and his lamp shall be put out with him.

  • Prov 24:20
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    20For there shall be no reward for the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

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

  • Job 21:17
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    17How often is the lamp of the wicked put out! And how often does their destruction come upon them! God distributes sorrows in His anger.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

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

    29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright, but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

  • Ps 112:4
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    4Unto the upright, there arises light in the darkness; he is gracious, full of compassion, and righteous.

  • Luke 11:33
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    33No one, when he has lit a candle, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a candlestick, that those who come in may see the light.

  • Job 38:15
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    15And from the wicked their light is withheld, and the upraised arm is broken.

  • Prov 28:12
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    12When righteous men rejoice, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, a man hides himself.

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

  • Prov 4:18-19
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    18But the path of the just is like the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day.

    19The way of the wicked is like darkness: they do not know at what they stumble.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The righteous man wisely considers the house of the wicked, but God overthrows the wicked for their wickedness.

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

  • Isa 9:18
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    18For wickedness burns like the fire; it will devour the briers and thorns and will kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they will mount up like the lifting up of smoke.

  • Prov 11:10
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    10When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there is celebration.

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

  • Prov 10:16
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    16The labor of the righteous tends to life, the fruit of the wicked to sin.

  • Luke 8:16
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    16No man, when he has lit a candle, covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a bed; but sets it on a candlestick, that those who enter in may see the light.

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

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

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

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

  • Ps 18:28
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    28For you will light my lamp: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

  • Ps 37:16
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    16A little that the righteous has is better than the riches of many wicked.

  • Prov 13:10
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    10By pride comes only contention, but with the well advised is wisdom.

  • 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 is banished in his wickedness, but the righteous has hope in his death.

  • Prov 21:15
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    15It is a joy for the just to do justice, but destruction awaits the workers of iniquity.

  • Luke 11:35-36
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    35Take heed therefore that the light which is in you is not darkness.

    36If your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle gives you light.

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

  • Prov 11:8
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    8The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked comes in his place.

  • Prov 13:21
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    21Evil pursues sinners, but to the righteous good shall be repaid.

  • Prov 15:30
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    30The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and a good report makes the bones healthy.

  • Job 24:13-14
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    13They are among those who rebel against the light; they know not its ways, nor abide in its paths.

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

  • 2 Sam 22:29
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    29For you are my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19The evil will bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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

    3The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to famish, but He casts away the substance of the wicked.

  • Job 29:3
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    3When His lamp shone upon my head, and by His light I walked through darkness;

  • Eccl 8:13
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    13But it will not be well with the wicked, nor will he prolong his days, which are like a shadow, because he does not fear before God.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor, 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 ungodly shall perish.

  • Jer 13:16
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    16Give glory to the LORD your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it gross darkness.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but in the income of the wicked is trouble.