The word in Scripture

Lamp in the Bible

The word lamp appears 13 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A lamp gives light to guide the steps. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What lamp means in the Bible

A lamp gives light to guide the steps.

Where the word lamp appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word lamp appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.”Genesis 15:17

“And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.”Exodus 27:20

“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”Psalms 119:105

“There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.”Psalms 132:17

“For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:”Proverbs 6:23

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

“For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.”Isaiah 62:1

“And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;”Revelation 8:10