English Standard Version
Proverbs 11:19
19Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die.
Proverbs 11:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
- New International Version (NIV)Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death.
- New King James Version (NKJV)As righteousness leads to life, So he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Godly people find life; evil people find death.
Context of Proverbs 11:19
17A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself. 18The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward. Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die. 20Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the Lord, but those of blameless ways are his delight. 21Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:19 word by word
כֵּן־צְדָקָ֥ה לְחַיִּ֑ים וּמְרַדֵּ֖ף רָעָ֣ה לְמוֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:19
- Proverbs 10:16The wage of the righteous leads to life, the gain of the wicked to sin.
- Proverbs 12:28In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.
- Proverbs 19:23The fear of the Lord leads to life, and whoever has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm.
- Acts 10:35but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
- 1 John 3:7Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.
- Proverbs 1:16for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.
- Proverbs 7:22All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag is caught fast
- Proverbs 8:36but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death."
- Romans 2:8but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.
Commentaries on Proverbs 11:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Righteousness tendeth to life - True godliness promotes health, and is the best means of lengthening out life; but wicked men live not out half their days.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19Verse 19 True holiness is true happiness. The more violent a man is in sinful pursuits, the more he hastens his own destruction.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Inference from Pr 11:18 (compare Pr 11:5, 6; 10:16).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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