Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous, rejoiceth, but, the lamp of the lawless, goeth out.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
In Context
8The ransom of a man’s life, is his wealth, but, the poor, heareth not rebuke.
10Only by pride, doth one cause contention, but, with the well-advised, is wisdom.
Cross References
1 Kings 11:36Nevertheless, go his son, will I give one tribe,—to the end there may remain a lamp unto David my servant always before me, in Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen for myself, to put my Name there.
Job 21:17How oft, the lamp of the lawless, goeth out, and their calamity, cometh upon them, Sorrows, apportioneth he in his anger;
Psalms 97:11Light, is sown for the righteous one, And, for the upright in heart, rejoicing:
Proverbs 4:18But, the path of the righteous, is as the light of dawn,—going on and brightening, unto meridian day.
Proverbs 24:20For there shall be no future for the wicked, The lamp of the lawless, shall go out.
Matthew 22:13Then, the king said unto the ministers, Binding him feet and hands, cast him forth into the darkness, outside: There, shall be wafting and gnashing 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 →