KJV King James Version
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
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Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
WEB World English Bible
The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
ASV American Standard Version
The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 13
6 Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet [hath] nothing: [there is] that maketh himself poor, yet [hath] great riches.
8 The ransom of a man’s life [are] his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised [is] wisdom.
11 Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life.
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Proverbs 24:20For there shall be no reward to the evil [man]; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.Proverbs 4:18But the path of the just [is] as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.Proverbs 20:20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.Psalm 97:11Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.Psalm 112:4Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: [he is] gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.Job 18:5-6Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.Matthew 25:8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.1 Kings 11:36And 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 21:17How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and [how oft] cometh their destruction upon them! [God] distributeth sorrows in his anger.Isaiah 50:10-11Who [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.Job 29:3When his candle shined upon my head, [and when] by his light I walked [through] darkness;Matthew 22:13Then 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.
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