Proverbs 13:9
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.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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.
- 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.
- DARBY
- The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
- BLB
- The light of the righteous rejoices, and the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
- ÅB
- De rettferdiges lys skinner lystig, men de ugudeliges lampe slukner.
- OTB
- De rettferdiges lys skinner klart, men de ondes lampe skal slukkes.
- B1930
- De rettferdiges lys skinner lystig, men de ugudeliges lampe slukner.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 24:20
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
Read in contextProverbs 4:18
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Read in contextProverbs 20:20
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Read in contextPsalms 97:11
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
Read in contextPsalms 112:4
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
Read in contextMatthew 25:8
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
Read in contextJob 18:5–6
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
Read in context1 Kings 11:36
And 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.
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