Psalms 112:4

In 11 translations

BSB

Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

KJV

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

WEB

Light dawns in the darkness for the upright, gracious, merciful, and righteous.

ASV

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: He is gracious, and merciful, and righteous.

LSV

Light has risen in darkness to the upright, || Gracious, and merciful, and righteous.

YLT

Light hath risen in darkness to the upright, Gracious, and merciful, and righteous.

DBY

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness; he is gracious, and merciful, and righteous.

DRC111:4

To the righteous a light is risen up in darkness: he is merciful, and compassionate and just.

GNV

Vnto the righteous ariseth light in darkenes: he is merciful and full of copassion and righteous.

JPS

Unto the upright He shineth as a light in the darkness, gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

LXXE111:4

To the upright light has sprung up in darkness: he is pitiful, and merciful, and righteous.

Word by word Hebrew · tap a word

Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

זָ֘רַ֤ח בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ א֭וֹר לַיְשָׁרִ֑ים חַנּ֖וּן וְרַח֣וּם וְצַדִּֽיק׃We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

LXX-Br111:4

Ἐξανέτειλεν ἐν σκότει φῶς τοῖς εὐθέσιν· ἐλεήμων καὶ οἰκτίρμων καὶ δίκαιος.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Job 11:17Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
• Psalms 97:11Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.
• Colossians 3:12–13Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone…
• 1 John 3:7Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
• 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.
• Luke 6:36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
• Ephesians 4:32–5:2Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
• 1 John 2:29If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.
• John 12:46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
• Psalms 106:1Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
• Psalms 37:6He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.
• Titus 2:11–12For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
• Ephesians 5:9for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.
• 2 Corinthians 8:8–9I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became…
• 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.
• Ephesians 5:15Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,

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