And to his son I give one tribe, so that My servant Dawiḏ shall always have a lamp before Me in Yerushalayim, the city which I have chosen for Myself, to put My Name there.
Proverbs 13:9 - The Scriptures 2009 The light of the righteous rejoices, But the lamp of the wrong is put out. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The light of the [uncompromisingly] righteous [is within him–it grows brighter and] rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked [furnishes only a derived, temporary light and] shall be put out shortly. American Standard Version (1901) The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. Common English Bible The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked goes out. Catholic Public Domain Version The light of the just enriches. But the lamp of the impious will be extinguished. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The light of the just giveth joy: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. |
And to his son I give one tribe, so that My servant Dawiḏ shall always have a lamp before Me in Yerushalayim, the city which I have chosen for Myself, to put My Name there.
How often is the lamp of the wrong put out, and does come upon them their calamity, sorrows He allots in His displeasure?
when His lamp shone on my head, when I walked in the dark by His light;
Zayin Light has risen in the darkness to the straight ones, Those showing favour, Ḥet The compassionate, And the righteous.
Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.
By pride comes only strife, But wisdom is with those who take advice.
The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, But the poor does not hear rebuke.
Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp is put out in deep darkness.
For there is no future for the evil-doer; The lamp of the wrongdoers is put out.
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.
And when I extinguish you, I shall cover the heavens, and make its stars dark. I shall cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
“Why should the name of our father be removed from among his clan because he had no son? Give us a possession among the brothers of our father.”
“Then the sovereign said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him out into the outer darkness – there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’ ”