Proverbs 4:18
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
In Context
17For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
19But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:4is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’
Job 23:10Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
Psalms 97:11Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.
Isaiah 26:7The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.
Hosea 6:3So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
Matthew 5:14You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:15-20
Cautions against Bad Company. 14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. 15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. 16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. 18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at… Read the whole commentary →