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Proverbs 13:9–13

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The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
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From verse 9

  1. Proverbs 24:20Rank 1 from verse 9
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    20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

  2. Proverbs 4:18Rank 2 from verse 9
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    18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

  3. Proverbs 20:20Rank 3 from verse 9
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    20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

  4. Psalms 112:4Rank 4 from verse 9
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    4Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

  5. Psalms 97:11Rank 5 from verse 9
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    11Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

From verse 10

  1. Proverbs 19:20Rank 1 from verse 10
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    20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

  2. Proverbs 12:15–16Rank 2 from verse 10
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    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

    16A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

  3. 1 Timothy 6:4Rank 3 from verse 10
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    4He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

  4. Proverbs 17:14Rank 4 from verse 10
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    14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

  5. 3 John 1:9–10Rank 5 from verse 10
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    9I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

    10Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.

From verse 11

  1. Proverbs 20:21Rank 1 from verse 11
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    21An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

  2. Proverbs 10:2Rank 2 from verse 11
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    2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

  3. James 5:1–5Rank 3 from verse 11
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    1GO to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

    2Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.

    3Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

    4Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

    5Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

  4. Proverbs 28:8Rank 4 from verse 11
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    8He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

  5. Job 27:16–17Rank 5 from verse 11
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    16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

    17He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

From verse 12

  1. John 16:22Rank 1 from verse 12
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    22And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

  2. Proverbs 13:19Rank 2 from verse 12
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    19The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

  3. Psalms 119:81–83Rank 3 from verse 12
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    81My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

    82Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

    83For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.

  4. Proverbs 11:30Rank 4 from verse 12
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    30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

  5. Proverbs 3:18Rank 5 from verse 12
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    18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

From verse 13

  1. Numbers 15:31Rank 1 from verse 13
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    31Because he hath despised the word of the Lord, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.

  2. 2 Chronicles 36:16Rank 2 from verse 13
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    16But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

  3. 2 John 1:8Rank 3 from verse 13
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    8Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

  4. Psalms 119:165Rank 4 from verse 13
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    165Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

  5. Ezekiel 20:16Rank 5 from verse 13
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    16Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 13:9

COMBINED MEANING

light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

lamp

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Sense 1: An oil vessel and burning wick used for light. Sense 2: By figure, a source, bearer, continuance, or sign of light.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 13:10

COMBINED MEANING

pride

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1. Self-exaltation, arrogance, haughtiness, or vaunted strength. 2. Splendour, glory, or that in which one glories.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

advised

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1. Prudent; acting after counsel or deliberation. 2. Recommended or urged a course of action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

wisdom

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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 13:11

COMBINED MEANING

wealth

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1. Riches, possessions, or material resources. 2. Prosperity, welfare, or well-being.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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vanity

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Emptiness, futility, worthlessness, falsehood, unreliability, or transience.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

diminished

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of diminish, meaning to make or become less; to reduce, lessen, take away from, withhold part of, or decrease in amount, extent, strength, rank, or number.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

labour

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1. Work, toil, effort, exertion, service, or the product of work. 2. Weariness or trouble. 3. Travail in childbirth. 4. To work, strive, serve, or exert oneself.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

increase

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Sense 1: Growth, produce, yield, offspring, gain, or enlargement. Sense 2: To grow, multiply, add to, enlarge, or intensify.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 13:12

COMBINED MEANING

hope

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1. Expectation, trust, reliance, or the good expected. 2. The person or ground on which expectation rests. 3. To expect, look for, trust, or rely upon.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

maketh

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Third-person singular present form of make (to form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

desire

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Sense 1: A wish, longing, request, pleasure, or thing wished for. Sense 2: To wish for, long for, request, or take pleasure in.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 13:13

COMBINED MEANING

word

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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

destroyed

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Past-tense or past-participial form of destroy. Sense 1: Ruined, demolished, consumed, or laid waste. Sense 2: Killed or cut off. Sense 3: Caused a thing's structure, use, activity, or present condition to cease.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

commandment

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Sense 1: An authoritative command, charge, order, or precept to be obeyed. Sense 2: One of the ten commandments.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

rewarded

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Gave or received a return, recompense, or requital for conduct or work, whether good or evil.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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13:8The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

13:9The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

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13:10Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

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13:11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

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13:12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

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13:13Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

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13:14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

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