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Proverbs 4:18–19

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18The path of the righteousw is like the morning sun,x

shining ever brighter till the full light of day.y

19But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;z

they do not know what makes them stumble.a

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Proverbs 4:18: But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.

Cross references

  1. wJob 17:9
  2. xSee Job 22:28
  3. ySee 2 Sa 23:4; Da 12:3; Mt 5:14; Jn 8:12; Php 2:15
  4. zSee Pr 2:13
  5. aSee Dt 32:35; See Job 3:23; Pr 13:9; See Isa 8:15

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,

which shines brighter and brighter until full day.

The way of the wicked is like deep darkness;

they do not know over what they stumble.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,

shining brighter and brighter until midday.

But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom;

they don’t know what makes them stumble.

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.

But the way of the wicked is like total darkness.

They have no idea what they are stumbling over.

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.

The way of the wicked ones is like deep darkness;

they do not know what they stumble over.

KJV 1900King James Version

But the path of the just is as the shining light,

That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

The way of the wicked is as darkness:

They know not at what they stumble.