Proverbs 13:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The lamp of a good person keeps on shining; the lamp of an evil person soon goes out.

Cross References

1 Kings 11:36

but Solomon's son will still rule one tribe. This way, my servant David will always have a descendant ruling in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen to be worshipped.

Job 21:17

How often does God become angry and send disaster and darkness to punish sinners?

Job 29:3

and the light from his lamp showed me the way through the dark.

Psalm 112:4

They will be so kind and merciful and good, that they will be a light in the dark for others who do the right thing.

Psalm 97:11

If you obey and do right, a light will show you the way and fill you with happiness.

Proverbs 13:10

Too much pride causes trouble. Be sensible and take advice.

Proverbs 13:8

The rich may have to pay a ransom, but the poor don't have that problem.

Proverbs 20:20

Children who curse their parents will go to the land of darkness long before their time.

Proverbs 24:20

They will soon be gone like the flame of a lamp that burns out.

Proverbs 4:18

The lifestyle of good people is like sunlight at dawn that keeps getting brighter until broad daylight.

Ezekiel 32:7

I will cover the whole sky and every star with thick clouds, so that the sun and moon will stop shining.

Numbers 27:4

to carry on his family name. But why should his name die out for that reason? Give us some land like the rest of his relatives in our clan, so our father's name can live on.

Matthew 22:13

So the king gave orders for that person to be tied hand and foot and to be thrown outside into the dark. That's where people will cry and grit their teeth in pain.

Matthew 25:8

the foolish ones said to the others, “Let us have some of your oil! Our lamps are going out.”