9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
9 The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
9 The lives of good people are brightly lit streets; the lives of the wicked are dark alleys.
9 The light of the righteous rejoices, But the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
9 The life of the godly is full of light and joy, but the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
20 for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
20 for the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
20 Those people have no future at all; they're headed down a dead-end street.
20 For there will be no prospect for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
20 For evil people have no future; the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
(Read Proverbs 24:19-20)
Envy not the wicked their prosperity; be sure there is no true happiness in it.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 13:9
Commentary on Proverbs 13:9
(Read Proverbs 13:9)
The light of the righteous is as that of the sun, which may be eclipsed and clouded, but will continue: the Spirit is their Light, he gives a fulness of joy: that of the wicked is as a lamp of their own kindling, easily put out.