Proverbs 4:18

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:4

is like the light of morning, like the sun rising on a cloudless morning, gleaming from the rain on the grassy land.”

Job 11:17

And your life will be brighter than the noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.

Job 17:9

Yet the righteous hold to their way, and they who have clean hands grow stronger and stronger.

Job 23:10

But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I shall come out like gold.

Psalm 84:7

They go from strength to strength; the God of gods will be seen in Zion.

Psalm 97:11

Light dawns for the righteous and joy for the upright in heart.

Proverbs 13:9

The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.

Proverbs 15:24

For the wise the path of life leads upward, in order to avoid Sheol below.

Proverbs 2:20

Therefore walk in the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the just.

Proverbs 2:9

Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path,

Isaiah 26:7

The way of the righteous is level; straight is the path of the righteous that you clear.

Daniel 12:3

Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

Hosea 6:3

Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord; his appearing is as sure as the dawn; he will come to us like the showers, like the spring rains that water the earth.”

Matthew 5:14

“You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid.

Matthew 5:16

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:45

so that you may be children of your Father in heaven, for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.

John 8:12

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”

2 Corinthians 3:18

And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit.

Philippians 2:15

so that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine like stars in the world,

2 Peter 1:19

So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed. You will do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns 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. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

Revelation 21:23

And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Revelation 22:5

And there will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.

Judges 5:31

So perish all your enemies, O Lord! But may your friends be like the sun as it rises in its might.” And the land had rest forty years.