Proverbs 4:18

Conservative English Version

The lifestyle of good people is like sunlight at dawn that keeps getting brighter until broad daylight.

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:4

is like the sunrise on a cloudless day, or like rain that sparkles on the grass."

Job 11:17

and your darkest night will be brighter than noon.

Job 17:9

They would do the right thing and because they did, they would grow stronger.

Job 23:10

But he knows what I am doing, and when he tests me, I will be pure as gold.

Psalm 84:7

Your people grow stronger, and you, the God of gods, will be seen in Zion.

Psalm 97:11

If you obey and do right, a light will show you the way and fill you with happiness.

Proverbs 13:9

The lamp of a good person keeps on shining; the lamp of an evil person soon goes out.

Proverbs 15:24

All who are wise follow a road that leads upward to life and away from death.

Proverbs 2:20

Follow the example of good people and live an honest life.

Proverbs 2:9

With wisdom you will learn what is right and honest and fair.

Isaiah 26:7

Our LORD, you always do right, and you make the path smooth for those who obey you.

Daniel 12:3

Everyone who has been wise will shine as bright as the sky above, and everyone who has led others to please God will shine like the stars.

Hosea 6:3

Let's do our best to know the LORD. His coming is as certain as the morning sun; he will refresh us like rain renewing the earth in the springtime.

Matthew 5:14

You are like light for the whole world. A city built on top of a hill cannot be hidden,

Matthew 5:16

Make your light shine, so that others will see the good that you do and will praise your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:45

Then you will be acting like your Father in heaven. He makes the sun rise on both good and bad people. And he sends rain for the ones who do right and for the ones who do wrong.

John 8:12

Once again Jesus spoke to the people. This time he said, "I am the light for the world! Follow me, and you won't be walking in the dark. You will have the light that gives life."

2 Corinthians 3:18

So our faces are not covered. They show the bright glory of the Lord, as the Lord's Spirit makes us more and more like our glorious Lord.

Philippians 2:15

Then you will be the pure and innocent children of God. You live among people who are crooked and evil, but you must not do anything that they can say is wrong. Try to shine as lights among the people of this world,

2 Peter 1:19

All of this makes us even more certain that what the prophets said is true. So you should pay close attention to their message, as you would to a lamp shining in some dark place. You must keep on paying attention until daylight comes and the morning star rises in your hearts.

2 Peter 3:18

Let the wonderful kindness and the understanding that come from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ help you to keep on growing. Praise Jesus now and forever! Amen.

Revelation 21:23

And the city did not need the sun or the moon. The glory of God was shining on it, and the Lamb was its light.

Revelation 22:5

Never again will night appear, and no one who lives there will ever need a lamp or the sun. The Lord God will be their light, and they will rule forever.

Judges 5:31

Our LORD, we pray that all your enemies will die like Sisera. But let everyone who loves you shine brightly like the sun at dawn. There was peace in Israel for about forty years.