Proverbs 4:18
16 For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
20 My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
- KJV
- But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
- WEB
- But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light that shines more and more until the perfect day.
- ASV
- But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
- DARBY
- But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, going on and brightening until the day be fully come.
- BLB
- But the path of the righteous is like the light of brightness, and shining and going forth, until the day is established.
- ÅB
- Men de rettferdiges sti er lik et strålende lys, som blir klarere og klarere til det er høylys dag.
- OTB
- Men de rettferdiges sti er som morgenlyset, som blir lysere til det er full dag.
- B1930
- Men de rettferdiges sti er lik et strålende lys, som blir klarere og klarere til det er høilys dag.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 8:12
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Read in contextJob 11:17
Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
Read in contextDaniel 12:3
Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:15
so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
Read in context2 Corinthians 3:18
And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Read in context2 Peter 1:19
We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
Read in contextPsalms 84:7
They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
Read in contextMatthew 5:14
You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
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