Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Proverbs 4:18 in other translations
| BSB | The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday. |
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| WEB | But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light that shines more and more until the perfect day. |
| ASV | But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day. |
| YLT | And the path of the righteous is as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established, |
| DARBY | But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, going on and brightening until the day be fully come. |
| BBE | But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day. |
| Webster | But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more to the perfect day. |
What does Proverbs 4:18 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 4:18-19
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 4:14-27
The way of evil men may seem pleasant, and the nearest way to compass some end; but it is an evil way, and will end ill; if thou love thy God and thy soul, avoid it. It is not said, Keep at a due distance, but at a great distance; never think you can get far enough from it. The way of the righteous is light; Christ is their Way, and he is the Light. The saints will not be perfect till they reach heaven, but there…
Proverbs 4:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 4:18
- John 8:12
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
And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
- Daniel 12:3
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.
- Philippians 2:15
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 Corinthians 3:18
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.
- 2 Peter 1:19
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:
- Psalms 84:7
They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
- Matthew 5:14
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
- Matthew 5:16
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
- Isaiah 26:7
The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
- 2 Samuel 23:4
And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
- Revelation 22:5
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
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Context
- Proverbs 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
- Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
- Proverbs 4:19
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
Proverbs 4:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas la senda de los justos es como la luz de la aurora, que va en aumento hasta que el día es perfecto. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais le sentier des justes est comme la lumière resplendissante qui va croissant jusqu’à ce que le plein jour soit établi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Aber der Pfad der Gerechten ist wie das glänzende Morgenlicht, das stets heller leuchtet bis zur Tageshöhe. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Justorum autem semita quasi lux splendens procedit, et crescit usque ad perfectam diem. |