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Proverbs 13:9 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 13 · verse 9
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.Proverbs 13:9 · King James Version
Proverbs 13:9 in context
7There 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.
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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- righteoustsaddîyqjustH6662 →
- rejoicethsâmachprobably to brighten upH8055 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- lightʼôwrillumination or luminaryH216 →
- lampnîyra lamp or lightH5216 →
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Here is, 1. The comfort of good men flourishing and lasting: The light of the righteous rejoices, that is, it increases, and makes them glad. Even their outward prosperity is their joy, and much more those gifts, graces, and comforts, with which their souls are illuminated; these shine more and more, Pro 4:18.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary