Proverbs 4:18
And the path of the righteous [is] as a shining light, || Going and brightening until the day is established,
Literal Standard Version
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 have eaten bread of wickedness, || And they drink wine of violence.
19The way of the wicked [is] as darkness, || They have not known at what they stumble.
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:4And he rises as the light of morning, || A morning sun [with] no clouds! By the shining, by the rain, || Tender grass of the earth!
Job 23:10For He has known the way with me, || He has tried me—I go forth as gold.
Psalms 97:11Light [is] sown for the righteous, || And joy for the upright of heart.
Isaiah 26:7The path for the righteous [is] uprightness, || O upright One, || You ponder the path of the righteous.
Hosea 6:3And we know—we pursue to know YHWH, || His going forth is prepared as the dawn, || And He comes in as a shower to us, || As spring rain [and] autumn rain to the earth.”
Matthew 5:14You are the light of the world, a city set on a mountain is not able to be hid;
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 →