Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.

General references

Bible References

In the dark

Exodus 22:2
" 'If a thief is found in the act of breaking in and he is struck and he dies, there is not bloodguilt for him.
Ezekiel 12:5
Before their eyes dig through for yourself, through the wall, and you must bring [the baggage] out through it.
Matthew 24:43
But understand this: that if the master of the house had known what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.

They know

Job 24:13
"Those are among [the ones] rebelling [against the] light; they do not recognize his ways, and they do not stay in his paths.
Job 38:12
"Have you {ever in your life} commanded [the] morning? Have you made the dawn know its place,
John 3:20
For everyone who practices evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds be exposed.
Ephesians 5:11
And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose [them].

General references

Psalm 104:22
[When] the sun rises, they gather together and lie down in their dens.
John 1:5
And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.