9The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9)Here is, 1. The comfort of good men flourishing and lasting: The light of the righteous rejoices , that is, it increases, and makes them glad. Even their outward prosperity is their joy, and much more those gifts, graces, and comforts, with which their souls are illuminated; these shine more and more , Prov. 4:18. The Spirit is their light, and he gives them a fulness of joy, and rejoices to do th…
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