Proverbs 13:9
The lyght of the ryghteous maketh ioyfull: but the candell of the vngodly shalbe put out.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
In Context
8With goodes a man redeemeth his life: and the poore wyll not be reproued.
10Among the proude there is euer strife: but with the well aduised is wisdome.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous shineth, as the light that is euer bryghter and bryghter vnto the perfect day.
Proverbs 24:20For the wicked shall haue no posteritie, and the candle of the vngodly shalbe put out.
Matthew 22:13Then sayde the kyng to the ministers: bynde hym hande and foote, and cast hym into vtter darknesse: there shalbe wepyng and gnasshyng of teeth.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:9
8 The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. We are apt to judge of men's blessedness, at least in this world, by their wealth, and that they are more or less happy accordingly as they have more or less of this world's goods; but Solomon here shows what a gross mistake it is, that we may be reconciled to a poor condition, and may neither covet riches ourselves nor envy those that have abundance. 1. Those that are rich, if by some they are respected for their riches, yet, to balance… Read the whole commentary →