Proverbs 4:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.

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  • Job 11:17 : 17 And your life will be brighter than day; though it is dark, it will become like the morning.
  • Phil 2:15 : 15 So that you may be holy and gentle, children of God without sin in a twisted and foolish generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,
  • 2 Sam 23:4 : 4 It is as the light of the morning, when the sun comes up, a morning without clouds; making young grass come to life from the earth.
  • John 8:12 : 12 Then again Jesus said to them, I am the light of the world; he who comes with me will not be walking in the dark but will have the light of life.
  • Ps 84:7 : 7 They go from strength to strength; every one of them comes before God in Zion.
  • Dan 12:3 : 3 And those who are wise will be shining like the light of the outstretched sky; and those by whom numbers have been turned to righteousness will be like the stars for ever and ever.
  • Rev 22:5 : 5 And there will be no more night; and they have no need of a light or of the shining of the sun; for the Lord God will give them light: and they will be ruling for ever and ever.
  • 2 Pet 3:18 : 18 But be increased in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. May he have glory now and for ever. So be it.
  • 2 Cor 3:18 : 18 But we all, with unveiled face giving back as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord who is the Spirit.
  • Matt 5:14 : 14 You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all.
  • Matt 5:16 : 16 Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
  • Isa 26:7 : 7 The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.
  • Job 23:10 : 10 For he has knowledge of the way I take; after I have been tested I will come out like gold.
  • Matt 5:45 : 45 So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.
  • Hos 6:3 : 3 And let us have knowledge, let us go after the knowledge of the Lord; his going out is certain as the dawn, his decisions go out like the light; he will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.
  • 2 Pet 1:19 : 19 And so the words of the prophets are made more certain; and it is well for you to give attention to them as to a light shining in a dark place, till the dawn comes and the morning star is seen in your hearts;
  • Rev 21:23 : 23 And the town has no need of the sun, or of the moon, to give it light: for the glory of God did make it light, and the light of it is the Lamb.
  • Zech 14:6-7 : 6 And in that day there will be no heat or cold or ice; 7 And it will be unbroken day, such as the Lord has knowledge of, without change of day and night, and even at nightfall it will be light.

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  • 19 The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.

  • 7 The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.

  • 4 For the upright there is a light shining in the dark; he is full of grace and pity.

  • 6 And he will make your righteousness be seen like the light, and your cause like the shining of the sun.

  • Prov 2:20-21
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    20 So that you may go in the way of good men, and keep in the footsteps of the upright.

    21 For the upright will be living in the land, and the good will have it for their heritage.

  • 5 The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

  • 9 There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

  • Prov 2:8-9
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    8 He keeps watch on the ways which are right, and takes care of those who have the fear of him.

    9 Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way.

  • 11 Light is shining on the lovers of righteousness, and for the upright in heart there is joy.

  • 28 In the road of righteousness is life, but the way of the evil-doer goes to death.

  • 9 Still the upright keeps on his way, and he who has clean hands gets new strength.

  • 13 Righteousness will go before him, making a way for his footsteps.

  • 4 It is as the light of the morning, when the sun comes up, a morning without clouds; making young grass come to life from the earth.

  • 26 Keep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered.

  • 20 I go in the road of righteousness, in the way of right judging:

  • 19 And so the words of the prophets are made more certain; and it is well for you to give attention to them as to a light shining in a dark place, till the dawn comes and the morning star is seen in your hearts;

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    6 Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.

  • 17 The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.

  • 105 <NUN> Your word is a light for my feet, ever shining on my way.

  • 79 To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.

  • 9 He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

  • 9 As for Ephraim, what has he to do with false gods any longer? I have given an answer and I will keep watch over him; I am like a branching fir-tree, from me comes your fruit.

  • 36 If, then, all your body is light, with no part of it dark, it will be completely full of light, as when a flame with its bright shining gives you light.

  • 6 Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  • 16 Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

  • 5 For the light of the sinner is put out, and the flame of his fire is not shining.

  • 17 And your life will be brighter than day; though it is dark, it will become like the morning.

  • 8 Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.

  • 29 The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

  • 35 Jesus said to them, For a little time longer the light will be among you; while you have the light go on walking in it, so that the dark may not overtake you: one walking in the dark has no knowledge of where he is going.

  • 8 Then will light be shining on you like the morning, and your wounds will quickly be well: and your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will come after you.

  • 14 In the daytime it becomes dark for them, and in the sunlight they go feeling about as if it was night.

  • 13 Then there are those who are haters of the light, who have no knowledge of its ways, and do not go in them.

  • 3 The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

  • Prov 4:11-12
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    11 I have given you teaching in the way of wisdom, guiding your steps in the straight way.

    12 When you go, your way will not be narrow, and in running you will not have a fall.

  • 12 They are changing night into day; they say, The light is near the dark.

  • 6 Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

  • 13 But all things, when their true quality is seen, are made clear by the light: because everything which is made clear is light.

  • 26 The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

  • 12 Even the dark is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day: for dark and light are the same to you.

  • 17 The highway of the upright is to be turned away from evil: he who takes care of his way will keep his soul.

  • 3 And those who are wise will be shining like the light of the outstretched sky; and those by whom numbers have been turned to righteousness will be like the stars for ever and ever.

  • 2 The people who went in the dark have seen a great light, and for those who were living in the land of the deepest night, the light is shining.

  • 8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.

  • 21 But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of God.

  • 6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

  • 13 Who give up the way of righteousness, to go by dark roads;