Proverbs 4:18

Translations

Modern

The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.

Traditional

But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

Literal

But the path of the righteous is like the light of brightness, and shining and going forth, until the day is established.

Latin

Justorum autem semita quasi lux splendens procedit, et crescit usque ad perfectam diem.

Original

Hebrew

English

The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.

Notes

Proverbs 4:18–19

Light symbolizes wisdom and righteousness, while darkness represents foolishness and wickedness (see Ecclesiastes 2:12–14). Light reveals actions; darkness conceals them. Righteous people have nothing to hide, but the wicked try to hide their actions and stumble over obstacles in the dark (see Matthew 4:16; 5:14–16; John 1:14; Romans 2:19).

Proverbs 4:10–19

The father offers his children two choices:

Avoid evil to escape its bad effects
Choose good for its blessings

Theme notes and profiles

Darkness and Light

Related verses

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.”
Job 11:17
Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
Daniel 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.
Philippians 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
2 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.
2 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.
Psalm 84:7
They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
Matthew 5:14
You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
Matthew 5:16
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Isaiah 26:7
The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.
2 Samuel 23:4
…is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’
Revelation 22:5
There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.

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