Proverbs 11:19
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As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
In other translations
As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
Hebrew words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Proverbs 10:16The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
- Proverbs 12:28In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.
- Romans 2:8-98 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;8 But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. 9 There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;
- Proverbs 19:23The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
- Proverbs 8:36But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
- Proverbs 1:16-1916 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. 17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. 18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives. 19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.16 For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood. 17 How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it! 18 But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives. 19 Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
- Proverbs 7:22-2322 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; 23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.22 He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap, 23 until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.
- Acts 10:35But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.
- 1 John 3:10In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
- Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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