Proverbs 13:9 meaning and explanation
The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
Proverbs 13:9, Berean Standard Bible
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Proverbs 13:9 belongs to a collection of Solomon's wise sayings, contrasting two ways of life. "Light" and "lamp" picture a person's life and reputation: the righteous person's light burns steadily and brightly, while the wicked person's lamp, however bright it once seemed, is snuffed out.
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