Proverbs 13:9

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.lamp: or, candle

WEB

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

ASV

The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

LSV

The light of the righteous rejoices, || And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

YLT

The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

DBY

The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

DRC

The light of the just giveth joy: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

GNV

The light of the righteous reioyceth: but the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

JPS

The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

LXXE

The righteous always have light: but the light of the ungodly is quenched. Crafty souls go astray in sins: but just men pity, and are merciful.

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Original-language editions

WLC

אוֹר־צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִשְׂמָ֑ח וְנֵ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָֽךְ׃

LXX-Br

Φῶς δικαίοις διαπαντὸς, φῶς δὲ ἀσεβῶν σβέννυται· ψυχαὶ δόλιαι πλανῶνται ἐν ἁμαρτίαις, δίκαιοι δὲ οἰκτείρουσι καὶ ἐλεοῦσι.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 24:20For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
• Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
• Proverbs 20:20Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
• Psalms 97:11Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.
• Psalms 112:4Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
• Job 18:5–6Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow. The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.
• Matthew 25:8The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
• 1 Kings 11:36I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.
• Isaiah 50:10–11Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God. Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who…
• Job 21:17How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?
• Job 29:3when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,
• Matthew 22:13Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

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