Proverbs 4:18

New Century Version

The way of the good person is like the light of dawn, growing brighter and brighter until full daylight.

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:4

is like the morning light at dawn, like a morning without clouds. He is like sunshine after a rain that makes the grass sprout from the ground.’

Job 11:17

Your life will be as bright as the noonday sun, and darkness will seem like morning.

Job 17:9

But those who do right will continue to do right, and those whose hands are not dirty with sin will grow stronger.

Job 23:10

But God knows the way that I take, and when he has tested me, I will come out like gold.

Psalm 84:7

The people get stronger as they go, and everyone meets with God in Jerusalem.

Psalm 97:11

Light shines on those who do right; joy belongs to those who are honest.

Proverbs 13:9

Good people can look forward to a bright future, but the future of the wicked is like a flame going out.

Proverbs 15:24

Wise people’s lives get better and better. They avoid whatever would cause their death.

Proverbs 2:20

But wisdom will help you be good and do what is right.

Proverbs 2:9

Then you will understand what is honest and fair and what is the good and right thing to do.

Isaiah 26:7

The path of life is level for those who are right with God; Lord, you make the way of life smooth for those people.

Daniel 12:3

The wise people will shine like the brightness of the sky. Those who teach others to live right will shine like stars forever and ever.

Hosea 6:3

and know him. Let’s try to learn about the Lord; he will come to us as surely as the dawn comes. He will come to us like rain, like the spring rain that waters the ground.”

Matthew 5:14

“You are the light that gives light to the world. A city that is built on a hill cannot be hidden.

Matthew 5:16

In the same way, you should be a light for other people. Live so that they will see the good things you do and will praise your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:45

If you do this, you will be true children of your Father in heaven. He causes the sun to rise on good people and on evil people, and he sends rain to those who do right and to those who do wrong.

John 8:12

Later, Jesus talked to the people again, saying, “I am the light of the world. The person who follows me will never live in darkness but will have the light that gives life.”

2 Corinthians 3:18

Our faces, then, are not covered. We all show the Lord’s glory, and we are being changed to be like him. This change in us brings ever greater glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Philippians 2:15

Then you will be innocent and without any wrong. You will be God’s children without fault. But you are living with crooked and mean people all around you, among whom you shine like stars in the dark world.

2 Peter 1:19

This makes us more sure about the message the prophets gave. It is good for you to follow closely what they said as you would follow a light shining in a dark place, until the day begins and the morning star rises in your hearts.

2 Peter 3:18

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory be to him now and forever! Amen.

Revelation 21:23

The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God is its light, and the Lamb is the city’s lamp.

Revelation 22:5

There will never be night again. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will give them light. And they will rule as kings forever and ever.

Judges 5:31

“Let all your enemies die this way, Lord! But let all the people who love you be as strong as the rising sun!” Then there was peace in the land for forty years.