New King James Version
Proverbs 12:28
28In the way of righteousness is life, And in its pathway there is no 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 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 should choose his friends carefully, For the way of the wicked leads them astray. 27The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, But diligence is man’s precious possession. In the way of righteousness is life, And in its pathway there is no 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 whoever 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 labor of the righteous leads to life, The wages of the wicked to sin.
- Proverbs 11:19As righteousness leads to life, So he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
- Ezekiel 18:9If he has walked in My statutes And kept My judgments faithfully— He is just; He shall surely live!” Says the Lord God.
- Romans 5:21so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Romans 6:22But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.
- 1 John 2:29If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.
- 1 John 3:7Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.
- 3 John 1:11Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he 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
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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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