Proverbs 13:9

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Proverbs 13:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible

7 One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

8 Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.

9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

10 Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

11 Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Proverbs 4:18

The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.

1 Kings 11:36

I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.

Psalms 97:11

Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.

Psalms 112:4

Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

Proverbs 20:20

Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.

Proverbs 24:20

For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.

Job 18:5

Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.

Job 18:6

The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.

Job 21:17

How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?

Isaiah 50:10

Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.

Isaiah 50:11

Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who array yourselves with firebrands, walk in the light of your fire and of the firebrands you have lit! This is what you will receive from My hand: You will lie down in a place of torment.

Matthew 22:13

Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Matthew 25:8

The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’