11 translations · Hebrew
Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, that shines more and more until the perfect day.
Proverbs 4:18 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, that shines more and more until the perfect day.
- KJV King James Version
- But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And the path of the righteous [is] as a shining light, || Going and brightening until the day is established,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- The way of life of the good is like the light of the sunrise, glowing brighter and brighter until the full light of day shines out.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And the path of the righteous [is] as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established,
- DBY Darby Translation
- But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, going on and brightening until the day be fully come.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more to the perfect day.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light that shines more and more until the perfect day.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But the path of the just, as a shining light, goeth forwards and increaseth even to perfect day.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֹ֣רַח | wə·’ō·raḥ | The path | H734 אֹ֫רַח way |
| צַ֭דִּיקִים | ṣad·dî·qîm | of the righteous | H6662 צַדִּיק righteous |
| כְּא֣וֹר | kə·’ō·wr | is like the first gleam | H216 אוֹר light |
| נֹ֑גַהּ | nō·ḡah | of dawn | H5051 נֹ֫גַהּ brightness |
| הוֹלֵ֥ךְ | hō·w·lêḵ | shining brighter | H1980 הָלַךְ to go: went |
| וָ֝א֗וֹר | wā·’ō·wr | — | H215 אוֹר to light |
| עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | and brighter until | H5704 עַד till |
| נְכ֥וֹן | nə·ḵō·wn | midday | H3559 כּוּן to establish: prepare |
| הַיּֽוֹם׃ | hay·yō·wm | — | H3117 יוֹם day |
Related verses
- John 8:12
Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- Job 11:17
Life shall be clearer than the noonday. Though there is darkness, it shall be as the morning.
- Daniel 12:3
Those who are wise will shine as the brightness of the expanse. Those who turn many to righteousness will shine as the stars forever and ever.
- Philippians 2:15
that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,
- 2 Corinthians 3:18
But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.
- 2 Peter 1:19
We have the more sure word of prophecy; and you do well that you heed it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the morning star arises in your hearts:
- Psalm 84:7
They go from strength to strength. Everyone of them appears before God in Zion.
- Matthew 5:14
You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden.
- Isaiah 26:7
The way of the just is uprightness. You who are upright make the path of the righteous level.
- Matthew 5:16
Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
16 For they don’t sleep, unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
18 But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, that shines more and more until the perfect day.
19 The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don’t know what they stumble over.
20 My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.
Read all of Proverbs 4 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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