Proverbs 4:18
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4:18But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light,38
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- 38 Heb “like light of brightness.” This construction is an attributive genitive: “bright light.” The word “light” (אוֹר, ’or) refers to the early morning light or the dawn ( 21 ). The point of the simile is that the course of life that the righteous follow is like the clear, bright morning light. It is illumined, clear, easy to follow, and healthy and safe—the opposite of what darkness represents.
- 39 The construction uses the Qal active participle of הָלַךְ (halakh) in a metaphorical sense to add the idea of continuance or continually to the participle הוֹלֵךְ (holekh). Here the path was growing light, but the added participle signifies continually.
- 40 Heb “until the day is established.” This expression refers to the coming of the full day or the time of high noon.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
The path of the righteous is like the morning sun,
shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
shining brighter and brighter until midday.
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NLTNew Living Translation
The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,
which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
But the path of the righteous ones is like the light of dawn,
leading and shining until the day is full.
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KJV 1900King James Version
But the path of the just is as the shining light,
That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
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