Proverbs 12:28

Proverbs 12:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
• New International Version (NIV)In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In the way of righteousness is life, And in its pathway there is no death.

Context of Proverbs 12:28

26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor, But the way of the wicked leads them astray. 27A lazy man does not roast his prey, But the precious possession of a man is diligence. In the way of righteousness is life, And in its pathway there is no death.

Proverbs 12:28 word by word

בְּאֹֽרַח־צְדָקָ֥ה חַיִּ֑ים וְדֶ֖רֶךְ נְתִיבָ֣ה אַל־מָֽוֶת׃Read the interlinear

• In the wayאֹ֫רַח'ôrach · wayH734
• of righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• pathwayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• pathwayנָתִיבnâthîyb nethîybâh nethibâh · pathH5410
• there is noאַל'al · notH408
• deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194

Cross-references for Proverbs 12:28

• Proverbs 8:35For he who finds me finds life And obtains favor from the Lord.
• Proverbs 9:11For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.
• Proverbs 10:16The wages of the righteous is life, The income of the wicked, punishment.
• Proverbs 11:19He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life, And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.
• Ezekiel 18:9if he walks in My statutes and My ordinances so as to deal faithfully--he is righteous and will surely live,” declares the Lord God.
• Romans 5:21so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Romans 6:22But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life.
• 1 John 2:29If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone also who practices righteousness is born of Him.
• 1 John 3:7Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous;
• 3 John 1:11Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

Commentaries on Proverbs 12:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28In the way of righteousness is life - חיים chaiyim, lives; life temporal, and life eternal. And in the pathway thereof there is no death - Not only do the general precepts and promises of God lead to life eternal, and promote life temporal; but every duty, every act of faith, patience of hope, and labor of love, though requiring much self-abasement, self-denial, and often an extension of corporal strength, all lead to life. For in every case, in every…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28Verse 28 The way of religion is a straight, plain way; it is the way of righteousness. There is not only life at the end, but life in the way; all true comfort.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. (Compare Pr 8:8, 20, &c.). A sentiment often stated; here first affirmatively, then negatively.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 12:28

• Regeneration
• Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• Crown
• Cruel
• Happen
• Heaviness
• Pathway
• Poetry
• Reproof
• Vain
• Death
• Path; Pathway

Commentaries on Proverbs 12

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings