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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Proverbs 4:18

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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4:18-19 Light stands for wisdom and righteousness, and darkness stands for foolishness and wickedness (see Eccl 2:12-14). Light brings actions into the open; darkness hides them. Righteous people have nothing to hide, while the wicked try to hide what they do and end up stumbling over obstacles in the dark (see Matt 4:16; 5:14-16; John 1:14; Rom 2:19).
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