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Psalms 112:4

Psalms 112:4 is verse 4 of Psalms chapter 112, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

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

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King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

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Psalms 112:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible

2 His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.

3 Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.

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

5 It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.

6 Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Psalms 37:6

He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.

Psalms 97:11

Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.

Job 11:17

Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.

Isaiah 50:10

Who 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 58:10

and 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 7:8

Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.

Micah 7:9

Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.

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.

John 12:46

I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.

Psalms 106:1

Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

Luke 6:36

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

2 Corinthians 8:8

I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

Ephesians 4:32

Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

Ephesians 5:1

Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,

Ephesians 5:2

and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

Ephesians 5:9

for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.

Ephesians 5:15

Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,

Colossians 3:12

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

Colossians 3:13

Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Titus 2:11

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.

Titus 2:12

It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

1 John 2:29

If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.

1 John 3:7

Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.

1 John 3:10

By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

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