Proverbs 4:18
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18 The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,
which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.
John 8:12
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Jesus, the Light of the World
12 Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”
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Job 11:17
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17 Your life will be brighter than the noonday.
Even darkness will be as bright as morning.
Daniel 12:3
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3 Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever.
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Philippians 2:15
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15 so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.
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2 Corinthians 3:18
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18 So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.
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2 Peter 1:19
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19 Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines[a] in your hearts.
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- 1:19 Or rises.
Psalm 84:7
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7 They will continue to grow stronger,
and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem.[a]
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- 84:7 Hebrew Zion.
2 Samuel 23:4
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4 is like the light of morning at sunrise,
like a morning without clouds,
like the gleaming of the sun
on new grass after rain.’
Revelation 22:5
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5 And there will be no night there—no need for lamps or sun—for the Lord God will shine on them. And they will reign forever and ever.
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Matthew 5:16
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16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.
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Matthew 5:14
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14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.
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Revelation 21:23
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23 And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light.
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Isaiah 26:7
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7 But for those who are righteous,
the way is not steep and rough.
You are a God who does what is right,
and you smooth out the path ahead of them.
2 Peter 3:18
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18 Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen.
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Matthew 5:45
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45 In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.
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Hosea 6:3
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3 Oh, that we might know the Lord!
Let us press on to know him.
He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn
or the coming of rains in early spring.”
Job 23:10
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10 “But he knows where I am going.
And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold.
Zechariah 14:6-7
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6 On that day the sources of light will no longer shine,[a] 7 yet there will be continuous day! Only the Lord knows how this could happen. There will be no normal day and night, for at evening time it will still be light.
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- 14:6 Hebrew the precious ones shall diminish; or the precious ones and frost. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
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