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Proverbs 13:9
9The light of righteous people beams brightly, but the lamp of wicked people will be snuffed 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
7One person pretends to be rich but has nothing. Another pretends to be poor but has great wealth. 8A person’s riches are the ransom for his life, but the poor person does not pay attention to threats. The light of righteous people beams brightly, but the lamp of wicked people will be snuffed out. 10Arrogance produces only quarreling, but those who take advice gain wisdom. 11Wealth ⌞gained⌟ through injustice dwindles away, but whoever gathers little by little has plenty.
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אוֹר־צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִשְׂמָ֑ח וְנֵ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 13:9
- Proverbs 4:18But the path of righteous people is like the light of dawn that becomes brighter and brighter until it reaches midday.
- 1 Kings 11:36I will give his son one tribe so that my servant David will always have a lamp in my presence in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to place my name.
- Psalms 97:11Light dawns for righteous people and joy for those whose motives are decent.
- Psalms 112:4Light will shine in the dark for a decent person. He is merciful, compassionate, and fair.
- Proverbs 20:20The lamp of the person who curses his father and mother will be snuffed out in total darkness.
- Proverbs 24:20because an evil person has no future, and the lamps of wicked people will be snuffed out.
- Job 18:5“Indeed, the light of the wicked is snuffed out. The flame of his fire stops glowing.
- Job 21:17“How often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out? How often does disaster happen to them? How often does an angry God give them pain?
- Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the Lord and obeys his servant? Let those who walk in darkness and have no light trust the name of the Lord and depend upon their God.
- Matthew 22:13Then the king told his servants, ‘Tie his hands and feet, and throw him outside into the darkness. People will cry and be in extreme pain there.’
- Matthew 25:8“The foolish ones said to the wise ones, ‘Give us some of your oil. Our lamps are going out.’
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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