Proverbs 13:9

Righteous people are like a lamp [MET] that shines brightly, but wicked people are like [MET] a lamp that will soon be extinguished.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8Rich people are able to pay people who want to kill them, with the result that they will be protected, not killed, but poor people do not have to worry about that because no one threatens to kill them.

10People who are arrogant/proud always cause strife; those who are wise ask other people for good advice.

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Cross References

1 Kings 11:36I will allow Solomon’s son to rule one tribe, in order that descendants [MET] of David will always rule in Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen to be the place where my people worship me [MTY].

Job 21:17◄“How often does it happen that wicked people die [MET] before they are old?/Very seldom do wicked people die [MET] before they are old.► [RHQ] ◄Do they ever experience disasters?/They seldom experience disasters.► [RHQ] ◄Does God ever punish them because of being very angry with them?/God never punishes them because of being very angry with them.► [RHQ]

Psalms 97:11His light shines on righteous people; he causes those who are righteous to rejoice.

Proverbs 4:18The behavior of good/righteous people is like the light that begins to shine at dawn and then continues to shine brighter until the brightest time of day.

Proverbs 24:20because nothing good will happen to wicked people; they are like a lamp that will soon be extinguished [MET].

Matthew 22:13Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Tie this person’s feet and hands and throw him outside where there is total darkness. People who are there cry out because they are suffering and they gnash their teeth because of their severe pain.’”

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 →

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