Proverbs 12:28

American Standard Version (1901)

In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, imitate not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
  • Deut 30:15 : 15 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, And shall obtain favor of Jehovah.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
  • Prov 10:16 : 16 The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
  • Prov 11:19 : 19 He that is stedfast in righteousness [shall attain] unto life; And he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.
  • Ezek 18:9 : 9 hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept mine ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord Jehovah.
  • Ezek 18:20-24 : 20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. 21 But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 22 None of his transgressions that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. 23 Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord Jehovah; and not rather that he should return from his way, and live? 24 But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that he hath done shall be remembered: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.
  • Rom 5:21 : 21 that, as sin reigned in death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • Rom 6:22-23 : 22 But now being made free from sin and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • Titus 2:11-12 : 11 For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 12 instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world;
  • 1 John 2:29 : 29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one also that doeth righteousness is begotten of him.
  • 1 John 3:7 : 7 [ My] little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 14:12
    83%

    12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

  • Prov 16:25
    80%

    25There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

  • Prov 11:19
    79%

    19He that is stedfast in righteousness [shall attain] unto life; And he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.

  • Prov 2:19-20
    2 verses
    79%

    19None that go unto her return again, Neither do they attain unto the paths of life:

    20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 11:3-6
    4 verses
    78%

    3The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

    4Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.

    5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

  • Prov 10:2
    77%

    2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.

  • Prov 15:24
    76%

    24To the wise the way of life [goeth] upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.

  • Prov 14:32
    76%

    32The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.

  • Prov 21:21
    75%

    21He that followeth after righteousness and kindness Findeth life, righteousness, and honor.

  • Prov 10:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.

    17He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

  • Prov 2:9
    75%

    9Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, [yea], every good path.

  • Prov 15:19
    75%

    19The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.

  • Prov 10:29
    74%

    29The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 8:20
    74%

    20I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice;

  • Prov 16:17
    74%

    17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

  • Prov 13:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.

    15Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.

  • Prov 12:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

    26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

    27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men [is to] the diligent.

  • Ezek 33:18
    73%

    18When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die therein.

  • Prov 13:6
    73%

    6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Prov 28:18
    73%

    18Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered; But he that is perverse in [his] ways shall fall at once.

  • Ezek 18:26
    73%

    26When the righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth therein; in his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

  • Prov 21:16
    73%

    16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

  • Isa 26:7
    73%

    7The way of the just is uprightness: thou that art upright dost direct the path of the just.

  • Ps 1:6
    73%

    6For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.

  • Ps 85:13
    72%

    13Righteousness shall go before him, And shall make his footsteps a way [to walk in] .

  • Prov 14:27
    72%

    27The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.

  • Prov 4:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.

    12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

  • Prov 4:18
    72%

    18But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

  • Prov 19:16
    72%

    16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; [But] he that is careless of his ways shall die.

  • Eccl 7:15
    72%

    15All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth [his life] in his evil-doing.

  • Prov 3:17
    72%

    17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.

  • Prov 4:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

    15Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.

  • Prov 16:8
    71%

    8Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

  • Prov 28:6
    71%

    6Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.

  • Prov 1:19
    71%

    19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

  • Prov 22:5
    71%

    5Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

  • Jer 21:8
    71%

    8And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

  • Prov 3:23
    71%

    23Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And thy foot shall not stumble.

  • Prov 11:30
    71%

    30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he that is wise winneth souls.

  • Prov 15:10
    71%

    10There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; [And] he that hateth reproof shall die.

  • Eccl 7:17
    71%

    17Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?