4 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
Psalms 112:4
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Psalms 97:10–12
10 Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked. 11 Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart. 12 Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.
Proverbs 4:17–19
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence. 18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday. 19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stu…
Psalms 37:5–7
5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it. 6 He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun. 7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they car…
Psalms 11:6–7
6 On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion. 7 For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
2 Samuel 22:28–30
28 You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down. 29 For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness. 30 For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.
Psalms 125:3–5
3 For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice. 4 Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart. 5 But those who turn to crooked ways the L…
Psalms 18:27–29
27 For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes. 28 For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness. 29 For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall.
Proverbs 13:8–10
8 Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat. 9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished. 10 Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
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