Psalms 112:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.”
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“Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: He isgracious, and merciful, and righteous.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Light hath risen in darkness to the upright, Gracious, and merciful, and righteous.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 112:4 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 11:17Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
- Job 22:28Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways.
- Job 29:3when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,
- Psalms 37:6He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.
- Psalms 97:11Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.
- Psalms 106:1Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
- Psalms 116:5The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
- Psalms 145:17The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
- Proverbs 21:21He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
- Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
- Isaiah 58:8Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
- Isaiah 58:10and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.
- Micah 7:8Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
- Malachi 4:2“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.
- Luke 6:36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
- John 12:46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
- 2 Corinthians 8:8I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.
- Ephesians 4:32Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
- Ephesians 5:9for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.
- Ephesians 5:15Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
- Colossians 3:12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
- Titus 2:11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.
- 1 John 2:29If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.
- 1 John 3:7Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
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