Proverbs 13:9

A Wise Son Lives Righteously

⁸ The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
But the poor hears no rebuke.
⁹ The light of the righteous rejoices,
But the lamp of the wicked goes out.
¹⁰ Through insolence comes nothing but strife,
But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.

Lamp of the Wicked

Proverbs 4:18

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.

Proverbs 24:20

For there will be no future for the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.

1 Kings 11:36

But to his son I will give one tribe, that My servant David may have a lamp always before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen for Myself to put My name.

Job 18:5-6

“Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out,
And the flame of his fire gives no light.

Job 21:17

“How often is the lamp of the wicked put out,
Or does their calamity fall on them?
Does God apportion destruction in His anger?

Job 29:3

When His lamp shone over my head,
And by His light I walked through darkness;

Psalm 97:11

Light is sown like seed for the righteous
And gladness for the upright in heart.

Psalm 112:4

Light arises in the darkness for the upright;
He is gracious and compassionate and righteous.

Proverbs 20:20

He who curses his father or his mother,
His lamp will go out in time of darkness.

Isaiah 50:10-11

Who is among you that fears the Lord,
That obeys the voice of His servant,
That walks in darkness and has no light?
Let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.

Matthew 22:13

Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Matthew 25:8

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