Proverbs 13:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The light of those who do right shines brighter and brighter, but the lamp of the wicked becomes darker and darker.

Cross References

Proverbs 4:18

The path of those who live right is like the early morning light. It gets brighter and brighter until the full light of day.

Proverbs 24:20

They have no hope. Their light will burn out.

Proverbs 20:20

Those who would curse their father or mother are like a lamp that goes out on the darkest night.

Psalm 112:4

A light shines in the dark for those who are good, for those who are merciful, kind, and fair.

Psalm 97:11

Light and happiness shine on those who want to do right.

Matthew 25:8

But the foolish girls said to the wise girls, ‘Give us some of your oil. The oil in our lamps is all gone.’

1 Kings 11:36

I will let Solomon’s son keep one tribe to rule over. I will do this for my servant David, so he will always have someone to rule near me in Jerusalem, the city that I chose to be my own.

Job 29:3

God’s light shined above me, so I could walk through the darkness.

Job 21:17

But how often does God blow out their light? How often does trouble come to them? How often does God get angry with them and punish them?

Matthew 22:13

So the king told some servants, ‘Tie this man’s hands and feet. Throw him out into the darkness, where people are crying and grinding their teeth with pain.’

Proverbs 13:8

The rich might have to pay a ransom to save their lives, but the poor never receive such threats.

Proverbs 13:10

Pride causes arguments, but those who listen to others are wise.

Ezekiel 32:7

I will make you disappear. I will cover the sky and make the stars dark. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not shine.

Numbers 27:4

This means that our father’s name will not continue. It is not fair that our father’s name will not continue. His name will end because he had no sons. So we ask you to give us some of the land that our father’s brothers will get.”