Path of Righteousness & Folly
Wisdom in Motion
PROVERBS 4:18–19
Preacher Ed | Jan 25, 2026 PM
The Thesis
➤Righteousness = Growing Light
➤Folly = Deepening Darkness
➤Visible Action is the test.
The Reality
●The Narrow Way (Life)
●The Broad Way (Destruction)
“NO STANDING STILL”
POINT I
Increasing Light
“The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn…” (Prov. 4:18)
ṢADDÎQ
➜Aligned with God’s Standard.
➜’Ôr Nōgah: Safety and Work.
HIGH NOON
Nākôwn
☀Maximum Clarity.
☀Clarity comes through Walking.
THE SOURCE
“Your word is a lamp to my feet…” (Ps. 119:105)
✓External God-Given Truth.
WARNING
Walking without Word = Driving at Night without Lights.
INTERNAL LIGHT
★The Morning Star rises in your heart. (2 Pet 1:19)
POINT II
Deepening Darkness
“The way of the wicked is like darkness…” (Prov. 4:19)
’AP̄ĒLÂ
⚠Palpable, Plague Darkness.
⚠Blindness that hides peril.
THE TRAGEDY
“Stumbling without knowing why.”
Rejection of the only Light.
DANGER
!Jeremiah 23:12 – Slippery Paths.
THE MINEFIELD
Sin is a blackout minefield.
AIMLESSNESS
✖Skotia: Moral Drift. (John 12:35)
POINT III
The Visible Test
“You will know them by their fruits.” (Matt. 7:20)
THE TEST
✔Wisdom is Pure and Peaceable. (Jas 3:17)
PEACE
Isaiah 32:17 – Righteousness produces Confidence.
DESTINATION
➜The Full Day (Presence)
➜Outer Darkness (Exile)
THE INVITATION
HEAR • BELIEVE • REPENT
CONFESS • BE BAPTIZED
BE FAITHFUL
Walk in the Light tonight!