Proverbs 13:9
The ohr (light) of the tzaddik rejoiceth, 1 but the ner (lamp) of the resha'im (wicked) shall be put out. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
In Context
8The riches of an ish is kofer (ransom) for his nefesh (life), 1 but the poor heareth no threat. 1
10By zadon (pride) cometh only contention, 1 but with the teachable is chochmah. 1
Cross References
1 Kings 11:36And unto bno will I give shevet echad (one tribe), l'ma'an Dovid Avdi may have a ner (lamp) always before Me in Yerushalayim, the Ir which I have chosen for Me to put My Shem there.
Job 21:17How oft is the ner (light) of the resha'im put out! 1 And how oft cometh their destruction upon them 1 and He distributeth pains in His anger. 1
Psalms 97:11Ohr dawns for the tzaddik, 1 and simchah for the yishrei lev (upright in heart). 1
Proverbs 4:18But the orach tzaddikim (path of the righteous) is as the bright light, 1 that shineth brighter and brighter unto the full day. 1
Proverbs 24:20For there shall be no acharit (latter end, future) to the rah; 1 the ner (light) of the resha'im shall be put out. 1
Matthew 22:13Then the King said to the servants, Bind him feet and hands and expel him into the outer choshech, where there will be weeping and grinding 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 →