Proverbs 11:19

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True righteousness leads to life, but whoever chases after evil brings about his own death.

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  • Prov 10:16 : 16 The wages of the righteous lead to life, but the income of the wicked leads to sin.
  • Prov 19:23 : 23 The fear of the LORD leads to life; one is content and rests untroubled by harm.
  • Prov 12:28 : 28 In the path of righteousness is life, and its pathway leads to immortality.
  • Acts 10:35 : 35 but in every nation, the one who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.
  • Rom 2:8-9 : 8 But to those who are self-seeking, who disobey the truth and obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and anger. 9 There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does what is evil, first for the Jew, then also for the Gentile.
  • Rom 6:23 : 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • 1 John 3:7 : 7 Little children, let no one lead you astray. The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.
  • 1 John 3:10 : 10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are distinguished: Anyone who does not practice righteousness and does not love their brother or sister is not of God.
  • Prov 11:4 : 4 Riches do not profit on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
  • Prov 1:16-19 : 16 For their feet run to evil; they hasten to shed blood. 17 Surely in vain is the net spread in sight of any bird, 18 But these men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives. 19 Such are the ways of everyone who gains unjust profit; it takes away the life of its owners.
  • Prov 7:22-23 : 22 He follows her all at once, like an ox going to slaughter, or like a fool to the correction of shackles. 23 Until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird rushing into a trap, not realizing it will cost him his life.
  • Prov 8:36 : 36 But whoever sins against me wrongs his own soul; all who hate me love death.

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    21Trouble pursues sinners, but the righteous are rewarded with good.

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  • Prov 21:21
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  • Prov 12:28
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  • Prov 10:16-17
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  • Prov 11:3-6
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    3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

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    27Whoever diligently seeks good finds favor, but trouble will come to the one who searches for evil.

  • Ezek 33:18-19
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    18If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits iniquity, they will die because of it.

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  • Prov 14:32
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    32The wicked are brought down by their own evil, but the righteous take refuge when they die.

  • Ezek 18:26-27
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    26If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin, they will die for it; because of the sin they have committed, they will die.

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  • Prov 28:10
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  • Ps 34:21
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    25There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way of death.

  • Prov 1:19
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  • 1 Pet 3:11
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  • Prov 21:15
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    15Justice brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

  • Ezek 18:24
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  • Prov 19:23
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    36But whoever sins against me wrongs his own soul; all who hate me love death.

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    30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

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    29A wicked man hardens his face, but an upright person considers their way.

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    14Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him.

  • Prov 29:6
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  • Prov 14:19
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  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous brings only good, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

  • Prov 12:21
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    21No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

  • Prov 2:20
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    16For their feet run to evil; they hasten to shed blood.

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    9The one who walks in integrity walks securely, but the one who perverts his ways will be found out.

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    15In my fleeting life, I have seen it all: The righteous perishing in their righteousness, and the wicked living long in their wickedness.