Proverbs 13:9 · KJV
“The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. {lamp: or, candle}”
— Proverbs 13:9
The ransom of a man's life {are} his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised {is} wisdom.
Proverbs 13 — Context
There is that maketh himself rich, yet {hath} nothing: {there is} that maketh himself poor, yet {hath} great riches.
8The ransom of a man's life {are} his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
9The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. {lamp: or, candle}
10Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised {is} wisdom.
11Wealth {gotten} by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. {by labour: Heb. with the hand}
Cross References
Proverbs 24:20
For there shall be no reward to the evil {man}; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. {candle: or, lamp}
Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the just {is} as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Proverbs 20:20
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. {lamp: or, candle}
Psalms 97:11
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
Psalms 112:4
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: {he is} gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
Job 18:5-6
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
Matthew 25:8
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. {gone out: or, going out}
Job 21:17
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and {how oft} cometh their destruction upon them! {God} distributeth sorrows in his anger. {candle: or, lamp}