Proverbs 4:19
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
Cross-reference
Proverbs 4:12 promises no stumbling for the righteous, contrasting the wicked who stumble in darkness here.
Proverbs 2:13 describes the wicked walking in 'ways of darkness', directly parallel to the darkness of the wicked's way here.
1 Samuel 2:9 says the wicked are cut off in darkness while God guards the faithful — directly parallel to the stumbling in deep darkness of Proverbs 4:19.
1 John 2:11 says the one who hates walks in darkness and does not know where he is going — a direct parallel to the wicked's blindness.
John 12:35 warns that walking in darkness means not knowing where you are going — directly matching the ignorance of the wicked.
Matthew 15:14 uses blind guides leading each other into a pit — identical to the wicked stumbling in darkness.
Jeremiah 23:12 says false prophets will slip in darkness and fall — the same fate as those walking the wicked's dark way.
Jeremiah 13:16 warns of stumbling in thick darkness before judgment — directly echoing the wicked's dark path and ignorance.
Isaiah 59:10 describes groping in darkness and stumbling — the same imagery of the wicked's way in darkness from Proverbs 4:19.
Revelation 22:5 depicts no night or darkness in the new creation, contrasting the deep darkness of the wicked here.
John 11:10 echoes the same concept: walking in night causes stumbling, just as the wicked stumble in darkness here.
Luke 11:36 describes being wholly full of light, contrasting the deep darkness of the wicked's path here.
Psalm 146:9 directly mentions 'the way of the wicked' being brought to ruin, reinforcing the fate of those on the dark path.
Psalm 82:5 says the wicked judges walk about in darkness without knowledge—an exact parallel to Proverbs' description of the wicked stumbling blindly.
Psalm 35:6 prays for the enemy's way to be dark and slippery—directly echoing the fate of the wicked in Proverbs who stumble in darkness.
In Job 38:15, God says light is withheld from the wicked—matching Proverbs' depiction of their way as deep darkness.
Job 24:13 speaks of rebels who reject light and avoid its paths—a clear description of the same willful ignorance that leaves the wicked in darkness.
Esther 8:16 gives the Jews light and joy—the opposite of the wicked's darkness in Proverbs, highlighting the contrast between God's people and the wicked.
Job 12:25 portrays the wicked groping and staggering in darkness — similar to the blindness of the wicked's path in Proverbs 4:19.
Job 5:14 depicts the wicked groping in darkness at noon — matching the 'deep darkness' and stumbling in Proverbs 4:19.
Job 18:18 describes the wicked thrust from light into darkness — paralleling the deep darkness of their way in Proverbs 4:19.
Job 18:6 says the wicked's lamp is dark — reinforcing the darkness in which they stumble, as in Proverbs 4:19.
Job 18:5 says the wicked's light is put out — aligning with the deep darkness of their way in Proverbs 4:19.
1 John 1:6 expands on walking in darkness as incompatible with God, reinforcing darkness as a moral state.
Psalm 1:1 blesses the one who avoids the wicked's path—a thematic contrast to Proverbs' warning that the wicked walk in darkness.
Ecclesiastes 2:13 contrasts light (wisdom) with darkness (folly), echoing the darkness of the wicked's way.
Job 19:8 uses the same image of blocked paths and darkness, but Job is righteous, not wicked—so the parallel is in imagery, not moral state.
Revelation 18:23 depicts a city plunged into darkness as judgment, similar to the wicked's darkened path here.