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Proverbs 13:9
9Righteous people have joy that shines like a bright light. But wicked people have a light that will quickly go out.
Proverbs 13:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
- New International Version (NIV)The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The light of the righteous rejoices, But the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
Context of Proverbs 13:9
7Somebody who has nothing may still pretend to be rich. Somebody else may pretend to be poor, but he is very rich. 8A rich person may have to use his money to save his life. But poor people do not have that problem. Righteous people have joy that shines like a bright light. But wicked people have a light that will quickly go out. 10A person who boasts only causes trouble. But if you accept good advice, it shows that you are wise. 11If you try to get money quickly, you will not stay rich for long. But if you are patient, you will become rich little by little.
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אוֹר־צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִשְׂמָ֑ח וְנֵ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 13:9
- Proverbs 4:18The life of righteous people is like the sun at dawn. It gets brighter and brighter until midday.
- 1 Kings 11:36But I will leave one tribe for Solomon's son to rule. Then my servant David will continue to have a descendant who serves me as king in Jerusalem. That is the city where I have chosen for people to worship me.
- Psalms 97:11God's light shines on righteous people. Good, honest people will be very happy.
- Psalms 112:4God's light shines on those who serve him, even when they are in a dark place. God blesses those who are kind to others, and who do what is right and fair.
- Proverbs 20:20If you insult your parents, your life will quickly finish, like a lamp that suddenly goes out and leaves you in complete darkness.
- Proverbs 24:20A wicked person has nothing to hope for in the future. His life will end suddenly.
- Job 18:5The light of a wicked person's life will stop shining. His fire will no longer burn brightly.
- Job 21:17It seems that wicked people enjoy a long life. They do not often have many troubles. When God is angry with them, he does not cause them to suffer.
- Isaiah 50:10Do any of you respect the Lord with fear? Do any of you obey his servant's message? Are you walking in a place that is completely dark, where there is no light? Then you should trust in the Lord as the God who will help you.
- Matthew 22:13The king said to his servants, “Tie his hands and his feet. Take him and throw him into the dark place outside. There, people will cry and they will bite their teeth together.”
- Matthew 25:8The five silly young women said to the other five young women, “Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are not giving much light.”
Commentaries on Proverbs 13:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The light of the righteous rejoiceth - They shall have that measure of prosperity which shall be best for them; but the wicked, howsoever prosperous for a time, shall be brought into desolation. Light and lamp in both cases may signify posterity. The righteous shall have a joyous posterity; but that of the wicked shall be cut off. So 1 Kings 11:36; : "And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light (נר ner, a lamp) always…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Very beautiful in its poetry is the idea of the light “rejoicing” in its brightness (compare Psalm 19:5; Job 38:7). Note also the distinction between the “light” and the “lamp.” The righteous ones have the true light in them. That which belongs to the wicked is only derived and temporary, and even that shall be extinguished before long. Compare a like distinction in John 1:8; John 5:35.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9Verse 9 The light of the righteous is as that of the sun, which may be eclipsed and clouded, but will continue: the Spirit is their Light, he gives a fulness of joy: that of the wicked is as a lamp of their own kindling, easily put out.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9extinguished: Compare Proverbs 20:20; 24:20.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. light ... lamp--prosperity; the first, the greater, and it rejoiceth--burns brightly, or continues, while the other, at best small, soon fails.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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