Proverbs 13:9

World English Bible (2000)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 24:20 : 20 for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, that shines more and more until the perfect day.
  • Prov 20:20 : 20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
  • Isa 50:10-11 : 10 Who is among you who fears Yahweh, who obeys the voice of his servant? He who walks in darkness, and has no light, let him trust in the name of Yahweh, and rely on his God. 11 Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who adorn yourselves with torches around yourselves; walk in the flame of your fire, and among the brands that you have kindled. You shall have this 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 throw him into the outer darkness; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.'
  • Matt 25:8 : 8 The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
  • 1 Kgs 11:36 : 36 To his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a lamp always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
  • Job 18:5-6 : 5 "Yes, the light of the wicked shall be put out, The spark of his fire shall not shine. 6 The light shall be dark in his tent. His lamp above him shall be put out.
  • Job 21:17 : 17 "How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out, that their calamity comes on them, that God distributes sorrows in his anger?
  • Job 29:3 : 3 when his lamp shone on 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 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright, gracious, merciful, and righteous.

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

    6 The light shall be dark in his tent. His lamp above him shall be put out.

  • Prov 24:20
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    20 for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.

  • Ps 97:11
    78%

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

  • Job 21:17
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    17 "How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out, that their calamity comes on them, that God distributes sorrows in his anger?

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

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

    29 The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

  • Ps 112:4
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    4 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright, gracious, merciful, and righteous.

  • Luke 11:33
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    33 "No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light.

  • Job 38:15
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    15 From the wicked, their light is withheld. The high arm is broken.

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

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

  • Prov 4:18-19
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    18 But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, that shines more and more until the perfect day.

    19 The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don't know what they stumble over.

  • Prov 21:12
    73%

    12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

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

  • Isa 9:18
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    18 For wickedness burns like a fire. It devours the briers and thorns; yes, it kindles in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.

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

  • Job 22:19
    73%

    19 The righteous see it, and are glad. The innocent ridicule them,

  • Prov 10:16
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    16 The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

  • Luke 8:16
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    16 "No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a container, or puts it under a bed; but puts it on a stand, that those who enter in may see the light.

  • Prov 29:6
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    6 An evil man is snared by his sin, but the righteous can sing and be glad.

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

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

  • Job 12:5
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    5 In the thought of him who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune. It is ready for them whose foot slips.

  • Ps 18:28
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    28 For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.

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

  • Prov 13:10
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    10 Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom.

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

  • Prov 14:32
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    32 The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.

  • Prov 21:15
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    15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

  • Luke 11:35-36
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    35 Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn't darkness.

    36 If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light."

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

  • Prov 11:8
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    8 A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.

  • Prov 13:21
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    21 Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

  • Prov 15:30
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    30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.

  • Job 24:13-14
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    71%

    13 "These are of those who rebel against the light. They don't know its ways, nor stay in its paths.

    14 The murderer rises with the light. He kills the poor and needy. In the night he is like a thief.

  • 2 Sam 22:29
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    29 For you are my lamp, Yahweh. Yahweh will light up my darkness.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19 The evil bow down 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 delivers from death.

    3 Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

  • Job 29:3
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    3 when his lamp shone on my head, and 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 lengthen days like a shadow; because he doesn't fear God.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26 A righteous person is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

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

  • Jer 13:16
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    16 Give glory to Yahweh your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble on 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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    6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.