The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
The verse is a warning that the light given is the knowledge of truth entrusted to those who have received it. If that truth is not lived out in practice, it will not remain but will gradually fade from the mind. Neglect steadily erodes understanding until what was once known is lost. The end of that course is that the light goes out altogether, leaving the neglectful in darkness.
The verse is a warning that the light given is the knowledge of truth entrusted to those who have received it. If that truth is not lived out in practice, it will not remain but will gradually fade from the mind. Neglect steadily erodes understanding until what was once known is lost. The end of that course is that the light goes out altogether, leaving the neglectful in darkness.