Jeremiah 13:16

Show the Lord your God the respect that is due him. Do it before he brings the darkness of disaster. Do it before you stumble into distress like a traveler on the mountains at twilight. Do it before he turns the light of deliverance you hope for into the darkness and gloom of exile.

Isaiah 59:9

For this reason deliverance is far from us and salvation does not reach us. We wait for light, but see only darkness; we wait for a bright light, but live in deep darkness.

Joshua 7:19

So Joshua said to Achan, "My son, honor the Lord God of Israel and give him praise! Tell me what you did; don't hide anything from me!"

Isaiah 5:30

At that time they will growl over their prey, it will sound like sea waves crashing against rocks. One will look out over the land and see the darkness of disaster, clouds will turn the light into darkness.

Isaiah 8:22

When one looks out over the land, he sees distress and darkness, gloom and anxiety, darkness and people forced from the land.

Psalm 44:19

Yet you have battered us, leaving us a heap of ruins overrun by wild dogs; you have covered us with darkness.

Proverbs 4:19

The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness; they do not know what causes them to stumble.

Isaiah 60:2

For, look, darkness covers the earth and deep darkness covers the nations, but the Lord shines on you; his splendor appears over you.

Exodus 10:21

The Lord said to Moses, "Extend your hand toward heaven so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness so thick it can be felt."

1 Samuel 6:5

You should make images of the sores and images of the mice that are destroying the land. You should honor the God of Israel. Perhaps he will release his grip on you, your gods, and your land.

Psalm 96:7-8

Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the nations, ascribe to the Lord splendor and strength!

Ecclesiastes 11:8

So, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all, but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many -- all that is about to come is obscure.

Ecclesiastes 12:1-2

So remember your Creator in the days of your youth -- before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you will say, "I have no pleasure in them";

Jeremiah 4:23

"I looked at the land and saw that it was an empty wasteland. I looked up at the sky, and its light had vanished.

Jeremiah 8:15

We hoped for good fortune, but nothing good has come of it. We hoped for a time of relief, but instead we experience terror.

Jeremiah 14:19

Then I said, "Lord, have you completely rejected the nation of Judah? Do you despise the city of Zion? Why have you struck us with such force that we are beyond recovery? We hope for peace, but nothing good has come of it. We hope for a time of relief from our troubles, but experience terror.

Jeremiah 23:12

So the paths they follow will be dark and slippery. They will stumble and fall headlong. For I will bring disaster on them. A day of reckoning is coming for them." The Lord affirms it!

Lamentations 4:17

(Ayin) Our eyes continually failed us as we looked in vain for help. From our watchtowers we watched for a nation that could not rescue us.

Amos 8:9-10

In that day," says the sovereign Lord, "I will make the sun set at noon, and make the earth dark in the middle of the day.

John 12:35

Jesus replied, "The light is with you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

1 Peter 2:8

and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

1 John 2:10-11

The one who loves his fellow Christian resides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.

Bible References

Before

Jeremiah 4:23
"I looked at the land and saw that it was an empty wasteland. I looked up at the sky, and its light had vanished.
Ecclesiastes 11:8
So, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all, but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many -- all that is about to come is obscure.
Ecclesiastes 12:1
So remember your Creator in the days of your youth -- before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you will say, "I have no pleasure in them";
Isaiah 5:30
At that time they will growl over their prey, it will sound like sea waves crashing against rocks. One will look out over the land and see the darkness of disaster, clouds will turn the light into darkness.
Isaiah 8:22
When one looks out over the land, he sees distress and darkness, gloom and anxiety, darkness and people forced from the land.
Isaiah 59:9
For this reason deliverance is far from us and salvation does not reach us. We wait for light, but see only darkness; we wait for a bright light, but live in deep darkness.
Amos 8:9
In that day," says the sovereign Lord, "I will make the sun set at noon, and make the earth dark in the middle of the day.
John 12:35
Jesus replied, "The light is with you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

Your

Proverbs 4:19
The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness; they do not know what causes them to stumble.
1 Peter 2:8
and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
1 John 2:10
The one who loves his fellow Christian resides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

While

Jeremiah 8:15
We hoped for good fortune, but nothing good has come of it. We hoped for a time of relief, but instead we experience terror.
Jeremiah 14:19
Then I said, "Lord, have you completely rejected the nation of Judah? Do you despise the city of Zion? Why have you struck us with such force that we are beyond recovery? We hope for peace, but nothing good has come of it. We hope for a time of relief from our troubles, but experience terror.
Isaiah 59:9
For this reason deliverance is far from us and salvation does not reach us. We wait for light, but see only darkness; we wait for a bright light, but live in deep darkness.
Lamentations 4:17
(Ayin) Our eyes continually failed us as we looked in vain for help. From our watchtowers we watched for a nation that could not rescue us.

Gross

Exodus 10:21
The Lord said to Moses, "Extend your hand toward heaven so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness so thick it can be felt."
Isaiah 60:2
For, look, darkness covers the earth and deep darkness covers the nations, but the Lord shines on you; his splendor appears over you.

General references

Proverbs 4:19
The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness; they do not know what causes them to stumble.
Jeremiah 10:1
You people of Israel, listen to what the Lord has to say to you.
John 11:10
But if anyone walks around at night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him."

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