Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

[His] light rises in the darkness for the upright; [he is] gracious and compassionate and righteous.

New American Standard Bible

Light arises in the darkness for the upright;
He is gracious and compassionate and righteous.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Light shines in the darkness for the upright.
He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

International Standard Version

A light shines in the darkness for the upright, for the one who is gracious, compassionate, and just.

A Conservative Version

To the upright there arises light in the darkness. [He is] gracious, and merciful, and righteous.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


Light arises in the darkness for the upright;
He is gracious and compassionate and righteous (upright—in right standing with God).

Bible in Basic English

For the upright there is a light shining in the dark; he is full of grace and pity.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Light arose in darkness to the upright: merciful and compassionate and just

King James 2000

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

Modern King James verseion

To the upright there arises light in the darkness; he is gracious and full of pity and righteousness.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Unto the godly there ariseth up light in the darkness: he is merciful, loving and righteous.

NET Bible

In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Risen - in darkness, is light to the upright, The gracious and compassionate and righteous.

Webster

To the upright there ariseth light in 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.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
זרח 
Zarach 
arise, rise, rise up, shine, up
Usage: 18

אור 
'owr 
Usage: 122

in the darkness
חשׁך 
Choshek 
Usage: 78

he is gracious
חנּוּן 
Channuwn 
Usage: 13

and full of compassion
רחוּם 
Rachuwm 
Usage: 13

References

Hastings

Context Readings

The Path Of The Righteous And The Path Of The Wicked

3 Wealth and riches [are] in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. 4 [His] light rises in the darkness for the upright; [he is] gracious and compassionate and righteous. 5 [It goes] well [for] a man [who] is gracious and lends, [who] conducts his {business properly}.


Cross References

Job 11:17

"{And your life will be brighter than noon}; [its] darkness will be like the morning.

Psalm 97:11

Light [is] sown for the righteous, and joy for [the] upright in heart.

John 12:46

I have come [as] a light into the world, in order that everyone who believes in me will not remain in the darkness.

Psalm 37:6

Then he will bring forth your righteousness like the light, and your justice like the noonday.

Psalm 106:1

Praise Yah. Give thanks to Yahweh, for [he is] good, for his loyal love [is] forever.

Isaiah 50:10

Who among you [is] in fear of Yahweh, obeys the voice of his servant? Who walks [in] darkness and has no light, trusts in the name of Yahweh and depends on his God?

Isaiah 58:10

if you offer your soul to the hungry, and you satisfy [the] appetite of [the] afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness, and your darkness [will be] like noon.

Micah 7:8-9

You should not rejoice over me, O my enemy! When I fall I will stand up; when I sit in darkness Yahweh [will be] a light for me.

Malachi 4:2

But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise, with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like {fattened calves}.

Luke 6:36

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful!

2 Corinthians 8:8-9

I am not saying [this] as a command, but proving the genuineness of your love by means of the diligence of others.

Ephesians 4:32-2

Become kind toward one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as also God in Christ has forgiven you.

Ephesians 5:9

(for the fruit of the light [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Ephesians 5:15

Therefore, consider carefully how you live, not as unwise but as wise,

Colossians 3:12-13

Therefore, as [the] chosen of God, holy and [dearly] loved, put on affection, compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience,

Titus 2:11-12

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people,

1 John 2:29

If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by him.

1 John 3:7

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

1 John 3:10

By this the children of God and the children of the devil are evident: everyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, namely, the one who does not love his brother.

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