New English Translation
Proverbs 12:28
28In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.
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 person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray. 27The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent. In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.
Read all of Proverbs 12Proverbs 12:28 word by word
בְּאֹֽרַח־צְדָקָ֥ה חַיִּ֑ים וְדֶ֖רֶךְ נְתִיבָ֣ה אַל־מָֽוֶת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 12:28
- Proverbs 8:35For the one who finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord.
- Proverbs 9:11For because of me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.
- Proverbs 10:16The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.
- Proverbs 11:19True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
- Ezekiel 18:9and follows my statutes and observes my regulations by carrying them out. That man is righteous; he will certainly live, declares the sovereign Lord.
- Romans 5:21so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Romans 6:22But now, freed from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit leading to sanctification, and the end is eternal life.
- 1 John 2:29If you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by him.
- 1 John 3:7Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Jesus is righteous.
- 3 John 1:11Dear friend, do not imitate what is bad but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does what is bad 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
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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
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