Job 29:3
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3 when his lamp shone over my head,
and by his light I walked through darkness,(A)
Psalm 18:28
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28 It is you who light my lamp;
the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.(A)
John 12:46
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46 I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in the darkness.(A)
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John 8:12
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Jesus the Light of the World
12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”(A)
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Job 18:6
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6 The light is dark in their tent,
and the lamp above them is put out.
Ephesians 5:8
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8 for once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Walk as children of light,(A)
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Ephesians 5:14
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14 for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,
“Sleeper, awake!
Rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”(A)
Psalm 84:11
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11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
he bestows favor and honor.
No good thing does the Lord withhold
from those who walk uprightly.(A)
Job 22:28
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28 You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you,
and light will shine on your ways.(A)
Job 11:17
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17 And your life will be brighter than the noonday;
its darkness will be like the morning.(A)
Isaiah 2:4
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4 He shall judge between the nations
and shall arbitrate for many peoples;
they shall beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation;
neither shall they learn war any more.(A)
Proverbs 24:20
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20 for the evil have no future;
the lamp of the wicked will go out.(A)
Proverbs 20:20
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20 If you curse father or mother,
your lamp will go out in utter darkness.(A)
Proverbs 13:9
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Footnotes
- 13.9 Or shines
Psalm 27:1
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Psalm 27
Triumphant Song of Confidence
Of David.
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold[a] of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?(A)
Footnotes
- 27.1 Or refuge
Psalm 23:4
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4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley,[a]
I fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.(A)
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- 23.4 Or the valley of the shadow of death
Psalm 4:6
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6 There are many who say, “O that we might see some good!
Let the light of your face shine on us, O Lord!”(A)
Job 21:17
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17 “How often is the lamp of the wicked put out?
How often does calamity come upon them?
How often does God[a] distribute pains in his anger?(A)
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- 21.17 Heb he
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