Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.
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- Prov 24:20 : 20 for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
- Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.
- Prov 20:20 : 20 The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.
- Isa 50:10-11 : 10 Who among you fears the LORD? Who obeys his servant? Whoever walks in deep darkness, without light, should trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God. 11 Look, all of you who start a fire and who equip yourselves with flaming arrows, walk in the light of the fire you started and among the flaming arrows you ignited! This is what you will receive from me: you will lie down in a place of pain.
- Matt 22:13 : 13 Then the king said to his attendants,‘Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the outer 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 I will leave his son one tribe so my servant David’s dynasty may continue to serve me in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen as my home.
- Job 18:5-6 : 5 “Yes, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; his flame of fire does not shine. 6 The light in his tent grows dark; his lamp above him is extinguished.
- Job 21:17 : 17 How Often Do the Wicked Suffer?“How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? How often does their misfortune come upon them? How often does God apportion pain to them in his anger?
- Job 29:3 : 3 when he caused his lamp to shine upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness;
- Ps 97:11 : 11 The godly bask in the light; the morally upright experience joy.
- Ps 112:4 : 4 In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.
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5“Yes, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; his flame of fire does not shine.
6The light in his tent grows dark; his lamp above him is extinguished.
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20for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
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17How Often Do the Wicked Suffer?“How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? How often does their misfortune come upon them? How often does God apportion pain to them in his anger?
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28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked perishes.
29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.
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4In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.
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18But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.
19The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness; they do not know what they stumble over.
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12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.
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11The household of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
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10When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joy.
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19The righteous see their destruction and rejoice; the innocent mock them scornfully, saying,
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5The righteousness of the blameless will make their way smooth, but the wicked will fall through their own wickedness.
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10When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.
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5For calamity, there is derision(according to the ideas of the fortunate)– a fate for those whose feet slip!
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28Indeed, you light my lamp, LORD. My God illuminates the darkness around me.
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16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,
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28When the wicked gain control, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.
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35Therefore see to it that the light in you is not darkness.
36If then your whole body is full of light, with no part in the dark, it will be as full of light as when the light of a lamp shines on you.”
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8A righteous person was delivered out of trouble, then a wicked person took his place.
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3when he caused his lamp to shine upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness;
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16Show the LORD your God the respect that is due him. Do it before he brings the darkness of disaster. Do it before you stumble into distress like a traveler on the mountains at twilight. Do it before he turns the light of deliverance you hope for into the darkness and gloom of exile.
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6In the house of the righteous is abundant wealth, but the income of the wicked will be ruined.