Proverbs 13:9
9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
Other Translations of Proverbs 13:9
King James Version
9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp
English Standard Version
9 The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
The Message
9 The lives of good people are brightly lit streets; the lives of the wicked are dark alleys.
New King James Version
9 The light of the righteous rejoices, But the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
New Living Translation
9 The life of the godly is full of light and joy, but the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
Proverbs 24:20
20 for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
Other Translations of Proverbs 24:20
King James Version
20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle
English Standard Version
20 for the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
The Message
20 Those people have no future at all; they're headed down a dead-end street.
New King James Version
20 For there will be no prospect for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
New Living Translation
20 For evil people have no future; the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 24:20
Commentary on Proverbs 24:19-20
(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.