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Proverbs 4:18

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

But the path {H734} of the just {H6662} is as the shining {H5051} light {H216}, that shineth {H215} more {H1980} and more unto the perfect {H3559} day {H3117}.

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, shining ever brighter until full daylight.

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

But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

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Cross-References

  • John 8:12 (56 votes)

    ¶ Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

  • Job 11:17 (49 votes)

    And [thine] age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.

  • Daniel 12:3 (40 votes)

    And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

  • 2 Corinthians 3:18 (33 votes)

    But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, [even] as by the Spirit of the Lord.

  • Philippians 2:15 (30 votes)

    That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

  • 2 Peter 1:19 (27 votes)

    ¶ We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

  • Matthew 5:16 (25 votes)

    Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.