Candle See also Lamp; Light [noun] How oft is the candle of the wicked put out, Job 21:17 (Prov. 24:20). thou wilt light my candle, Ps. 18:28. spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, Prov. 20:27. her candle goeth not out by night, Prov. 31:18. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, Matt. 5:15 (Mark 4:21; Luke 8:16; 11:33; 3Â Ne. 12:15). light of a candle shall shine no more, Rev. 18:23. they need no candle, neither light of the sun, Rev. 22:5.