Proverbios 4:18
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
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Study Note
'The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day' — the metaphor of progressive illumination describes the trajectory of a life aligned with wisdom as one of cumulative clarity rather than static achievement. The verse stands in contrast to verse 19, where the way of the wicked is 'like deep darkness' in which they stumble without knowing what they trip over — the antithetical parallelism of Hebrew wisdom poetry. The image of increasing light resonates with New Testament teachings about spiritual growth (2 Peter 1:19; John 8:12) and is employed in Paul's 'children of light' paraenesis (Ephesians 5:8). Proverbs 4's extended parental address about 'my son' frames wisdom as inherited and transmitted within families, a characteristic of the book's pedagogical ideology.
Otras traducciones
But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
And the path of the righteous <FI>is<Fi> as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established,
But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.
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