Proverbs 11:19

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die.
• 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

17Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves. 18A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death. 20The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless. 21Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.

Proverbs 11:19 word by word

כֵּן־צְדָקָ֥ה לְחַיִּ֑ים וּמְרַדֵּ֖ף רָעָ֣ה לְמוֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• As righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• to lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416
• so he that pursuethרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• to his own deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194

Cross-references for Proverbs 11:19

• Proverbs 10:16The wages of the righteous is life, but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.
• Proverbs 12:28In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.
• Proverbs 19:23The fear of the Lord leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
• Acts 10:35but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.
• 1 John 3:7Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
• Proverbs 1:16for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.
• Proverbs 7:22All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose
• Proverbs 8:36But those who fail to find me harm themselves; all who hate me love death.”
• Romans 2:8But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.

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

Topics related to Proverbs 11:19

• Righteousness
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Poetry
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• Surety
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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