Proverbs 13:9
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9 The light of the righteous rejoices,
(A)But the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
Proverbs 4:18
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18 (A)But the path of the just (B)is like the shining [a]sun,
That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.
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- Proverbs 4:18 Lit. light
Proverbs 24:20
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20 For there will be no prospect for the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
Proverbs 20:20
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Psalm 112:4
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4 (A)Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness;
He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
Matthew 25:8
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8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
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Psalm 97:11
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11 (A)Light is sown for the righteous,
And gladness for the upright in heart.
Job 18:5-6
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5 “The(A) light of the wicked indeed goes out,
And the flame of his fire does not shine.
6 The light is dark in his tent,
(B)And his lamp beside him is put out.
Isaiah 50:10-11
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10 “Who among you fears the Lord?
Who obeys the voice of His Servant?
Who (A)walks in darkness
And has no light?
(B)Let him trust in the name of the Lord
And rely upon his God.
11 Look, all you who kindle a fire,
Who encircle yourselves with sparks:
Walk in the light of your fire and in the sparks you have kindled—
(C)This you shall have from My hand:
You shall lie down (D)in torment.
Job 29:3
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3 (A)When His lamp shone upon my head,
And when by His light I walked through darkness;
Job 21:17
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17 “How often is the lamp of the wicked put out?
How often does their destruction come upon them,
The sorrows God (A)distributes in His anger?
1 Kings 11:36
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36 And to his son I will give one tribe, that (A)My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for Myself, to put My name there.
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Matthew 22:13
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13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, [a]take him away, and cast him (A)into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
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- Matthew 22:13 NU omits take him away, and
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