Proverbs 13:9

New Century Version

Good people can look forward to a bright future, but the future of the wicked is like a flame going out.

Cross References

1 Kings 11:36

I will allow Solomon’s son to continue to rule over one tribe so that there will always be a descendant of David, my servant, in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to be worshiped.

Job 21:17

Yet how often are the lamps of evil people turned off? How often does trouble come to them? How often do they suffer God’s angry punishment?

Job 29:3

God’s lamp shined on my head, and I walked through darkness by his light.

Psalm 112:4

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

Psalm 97:11

Light shines on those who do right; joy belongs to those who are honest.

Proverbs 13:10

Pride only leads to arguments, but those who take advice are wise.

Proverbs 13:8

The rich may have to pay a ransom for their lives, but the poor will face no such danger.

Proverbs 20:20

Those who curse their father or mother will be like a light going out in darkness.

Proverbs 24:20

An evil person has nothing to hope for; the wicked will die like a flame that is put out.

Proverbs 4:18

The way of the good person is like the light of dawn, growing brighter and brighter until full daylight.

Ezekiel 32:7

When I 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

Our father’s name will die out because he had no sons. Give us property among our father’s relatives.”

Matthew 22:13

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

Matthew 25:8

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