Proverbs 13:9

Webster's Bible (1833)

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 gird yourselves about with firebrands; walk you in the flame of your fire, and among the brands that you have kindled. This shall you 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 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 18:5-6
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    84%

    5"Yes, the light of the wicked shall be put out, The spark of his fire shall not shine.

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

  • Prov 24:20
    82%

    20For there will be no reward to the evil man; And the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.

  • Ps 97:11
    78%

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

  • Job 21:17
    75%

    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
    75%

    6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, But wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 10:28-29
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    74%

    28The prospect of the righteous is joy, But the hope of the wicked will perish.

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

  • Ps 112:4
    74%

    4Light dawns in the darkness for the upright, Gracious, merciful, and righteous.

  • Luke 11:33
    73%

    33"No man, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar, nor under a basket, but on a stand, that those who enter in may see the light.

  • Job 38:15
    73%

    15From the wicked, their light is withheld, The high arm is broken.

  • Prov 28:12
    73%

    12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; But when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

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

  • Prov 4:18-19
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    73%

    18But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, That shines more and more until the perfect day.

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

  • Prov 21:12
    73%

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

  • Prov 14:11
    73%

    11The house of the wicked will be overthrown, But the tent of the upright will flourish.

  • Isa 9:18
    73%

    18For wickedness burns as the 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
    73%

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

  • Job 22:19
    73%

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

  • Prov 10:16
    72%

    16The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

  • Luke 8:16
    72%

    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
    72%

    6An evil man is snared by his sin, But the righteous can sing and be glad.

  • Prov 11:5
    72%

    5The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

  • Ps 112:10
    72%

    10The 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
    72%

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

  • Ps 18:28
    72%

    28For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.

  • Ps 37:16
    72%

    16Better is a little that the righteous has, Than the abundance of many wicked.

  • Prov 13:10
    72%

    10Pride only breeds quarrels, But with ones who take advice is wisdom.

  • Prov 28:28
    72%

    28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; But when they perish, the righteous thrive.

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

  • Prov 21:15
    72%

    15It 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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    71%

    35Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn't darkness.

    36If 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
    71%

    7The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, But the house of the righteous shall stand.

  • Prov 11:8
    71%

    8A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked takes his place.

  • Prov 13:21
    71%

    21Misfortune pursues sinners, But prosperity rewards the righteous.

  • Prov 15:30
    71%

    30The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.

  • Job 24:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13"These are of those who rebel against the light; They don't know the ways of it, Nor abide in the paths of it.

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

  • 2 Sam 22:29
    71%

    29For you are my lamp, Yahweh; Yahweh will lighten my darkness.

  • Prov 14:19
    71%

    19The evil bow down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 10:2-3
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    71%

    2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death.

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

  • Job 29:3
    71%

    3When his lamp shone on my head, And by his light I walked through darkness;

  • Eccl 8:13
    71%

    13But 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
    71%

    26A righteous person is cautious in friendship, But the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Ps 1:6
    71%

    6For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked shall perish.

  • Jer 13:16
    71%

    16Give glory to Yahweh your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and, while you look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.

  • Prov 15:6
    71%

    6In the house of the righteous is much treasure, But the income of the wicked brings trouble.