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Proverbs 12:28
28In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The way of the godly leads to life; that path does not lead to death.
Context of Proverbs 12:28
26The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray. 27The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt. In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.
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 those who find me find life and receive favor from the Lord.
- Proverbs 9:11For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.
- Proverbs 10:16The wages of the righteous is life, but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.
- Proverbs 11:19Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death.
- Ezekiel 18:9He follows my decrees and faithfully keeps my laws. That man is righteous; he will surely live, declares the Sovereign Lord.
- Romans 5:21so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Romans 6:22But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.
- 1 John 2:29If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.
- 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.
- 3 John 1:11Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is 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
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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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