Proverbs 4:18 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 4:18-19 MSG (The Message)
The ways of right-living people glow with light; the longer they live, the brighter they shine. But the road of wrongdoing gets darker and darker— travelers can’t see a thing; they fall flat on their faces.
Proverbs 4:18 KJV (King James Version)
But the path of the just is as the shining light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Proverbs 4:18 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.
Proverbs 4:18 NCV (New Century Version)
The way of the good person is like the light of dawn, growing brighter and brighter until full daylight.
Proverbs 4:18 ASV (American Standard Version)
But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Proverbs 4:18 NIV (New International Version)
The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
Proverbs 4:18 NKJV (New King James Version)
But the path of the just is like the shining sun, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.
Proverbs 4:18 AMP (Amplified Bible)
But the path of the just (righteous) is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day. [2 Sam 23:4; Matt 5:14; Phil 2:15]
Proverbs 4:18 NLT (New Living Translation)
The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.
Proverbs 4:18 TPT (The Passion Translation)
But the lovers of God walk on the highway of light, and their way shines brighter and brighter until the perfect day.
Proverbs 4:18 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.