Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
अध्ययन टिप्पणी
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.
अन्य अनुवाद
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.
क्रॉस संदर्भ
And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as …
And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness …
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; …
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:
But it shall be one day which shall be known to the Lord, not day, nor night: but it shall …
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.