Psalms 112:4

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 97:11 : 11 The godly bask in the light; the morally upright experience joy.
  • Job 11:17 : 17 And life will be brighter than the noonday; though there be darkness, it will be like the morning.
  • John 12:46 : 46 I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in darkness.
  • 2 Cor 8:8-9 : 8 I am not saying this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison with the eagerness of others. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.
  • Eph 4:32-5:2 : 32 Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you. 1 Live in Love Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children 2 and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.
  • Eph 5:9 : 9 for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth–
  • Eph 5:15 : 15 Live Wisely Therefore consider carefully how you live– not as unwise but as wise,
  • Col 3:12-13 : 12 Exhortation to Unity and Love Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others.
  • Titus 2:11-12 : 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people. 12 It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
  • 1 John 2:29 : 29 If you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by him.
  • 1 John 3:7 : 7 Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Jesus is righteous.
  • 1 John 3:10 : 10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are revealed: Everyone who does not practice righteousness– the one who does not love his fellow Christian– is not of God.
  • Ps 37:6 : 6 He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause.
  • Ps 106:1 : 1 Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, and his loyal love endures!
  • Isa 50:10 : 10 Who among you fears the LORD? Who obeys his servant? Whoever walks in deep darkness, without light, should trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God.
  • Isa 58:10 : 10 You must actively help the hungry and feed the oppressed. Then your light will dispel the darkness, and your darkness will be transformed into noonday.
  • Mic 7:8-9 : 8 Jerusalem Will Be Vindicated My enemies, do not gloat over me! Though I have fallen, I will get up. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. 9 I must endure the LORD’s fury, for I have sinned against him. But then he will defend my cause, and accomplish justice on my behalf. He will lead me out into the light; I will witness his deliverance.
  • Mal 4:2 : 2 But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall.
  • Luke 6:36 : 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 112:5-6
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    5It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.

    6For he will never be shaken; others will always remember one who is just.

  • Ps 97:11
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    11The godly bask in the light; the morally upright experience joy.

  • Ps 112:2-3
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    2His descendants will be powerful on the earth; the godly will be blessed.

    3His house contains wealth and riches; his integrity endures.

  • Ps 125:4
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    4Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, to the morally upright!

  • Prov 4:18-19
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    18But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.

    19The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness; they do not know what they stumble over.

  • Ps 11:7
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    7Certainly the LORD is just; he rewards godly deeds; the upright will experience his favor.

  • Ps 37:6
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    6He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause.

  • Prov 13:9
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    9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.

  • Ps 111:4
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    4He does amazing things that will be remembered; the LORD is merciful and compassionate.

  • Ps 4:6
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    6Many say,“Who can show us anything good?” Smile upon us, LORD!

  • Ps 36:9-10
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    9For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.

    10Extend your loyal love to your faithful followers, and vindicate the morally upright!

  • Prov 28:12
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    12When the righteous rejoice, great is the glory, but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out.

  • Ps 140:13
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    13Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name; the morally upright will live in your presence.

  • Ps 94:15
    72%

    15For justice will prevail, and all the morally upright will be vindicated.

  • Ps 18:25
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    25You prove to be loyal to one who is faithful; you prove to be trustworthy to one who is innocent.

  • 2 Sam 22:26
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    26You prove to be loyal to one who is faithful; you prove to be trustworthy to one who is innocent.

  • Ps 58:11
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    11Then observers will say,“Yes indeed, the godly are rewarded! Yes indeed, there is a God who judges in the earth!”

  • Ps 116:5
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    5The LORD is merciful and fair; our God is compassionate.

  • Ps 84:11
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    11For the LORD God is our sovereign protector. The LORD bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a person with wicked schemes.

  • Ps 32:11
    72%

    11Rejoice in the LORD and be happy, you who are godly! Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright!

  • Ps 18:28
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    28Indeed, you light my lamp, LORD. My God illuminates the darkness around me.

  • Ps 112:9
    72%

    9He generously gives to the needy; his integrity endures. He will be vindicated and honored.

  • Prov 28:28
    71%

    28When the wicked gain control, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

  • Prov 2:7
    71%

    7He stores up effective counsel for the upright, and is like a shield for those who live with integrity,

  • Ps 24:5
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    5Such godly people are rewarded by the LORD, and vindicated by the God who delivers them.

  • Ps 37:21
    71%

    21Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

  • 2 Sam 23:4
    71%

    4is like the light of morning when the sun comes up, a morning in which there are no clouds. He is like the brightness after rain that produces grass from the earth.

  • Ps 146:8
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    8The LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD lifts up all who are bent over. The LORD loves the godly.

  • Ps 64:10
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    10The godly will rejoice in the LORD and take shelter in him. All the morally upright will boast.

  • Prov 21:21
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    21The one who pursues righteousness and love finds life, bounty, and honor.

  • Prov 11:3-4
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    3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

    4Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

  • Ps 33:5
    71%

    5He promotes equity and justice; the LORD’s faithfulness extends throughout the earth.

  • Ps 139:11-12
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    70%

    11If I were to say,“Certainly the darkness will cover me, and the light will turn to night all around me,”

    12even the darkness is not too dark for you to see, and the night is as bright as day; darkness and light are the same to you.

  • Ps 107:42
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    42When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth.

  • Luke 1:79
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    79to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

  • Ps 25:8
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    8The LORD is both kind and fair; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live.

  • Ps 37:26
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    26All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed.

  • Prov 24:16
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    16Indeed a righteous person will fall seven times, and then get up again, but the guilty will collapse in calamity.

  • Ps 33:1
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    1You godly ones, shout for joy because of the LORD! It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise.

  • Ps 145:8
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    8The LORD is merciful and compassionate; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love.

  • Ps 85:11
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    11Faithfulness grows from the ground, and deliverance looks down from the sky.

  • Ps 106:3
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    3How blessed are those who promote justice, and do what is right all the time!