Proverbs 12:28

Coverdale Bible (1535)

In the waye of righteousnesse there is life, as for eny other waye, it is the path vnto death.

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Referenced Verses

  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 My beloued, folowe not yt which is euell, but that which is good. He that doeth well, is of God: but he that doeth euell, seyth not God.
  • Deut 30:15 : 15 Beholde, I haue layed before you this daye, life and good, death and euell.
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For who so fyndeth me, fyndeth life, and shal optayne fauoure of the LORDE.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For thorow me yi dayes shalbe prolonged, and the yeares of thy life shal be many.
  • Prov 10:16 : 16 The rightuous laboureth to do good, but the vngodly vseth his increase vnto synne.
  • Prov 11:19 : 19 Like as rightuousnes bryngeth life, eue so to cleue vnto euell, bryngeth death.
  • Ezek 18:9 : 9 he walbeth in my commaundementes, & kepeth my lawes, & perfourmeth the faithfully:) This is a rightuous ma, he shal surely lyue, saieth the LORDE God.
  • Ezek 18:20-24 : 20 The same soule yt synneth, shall dye. The sonne shal not beare the fathers offence, nenether shal the father beare the sonnes offence. The rightuousnes of the rightuous shall be vpon himself, and the wickednes of the wicked shal be vpon him self also. 21 But yf ye vngodly will turne awaye, from all his synnes that he hath done, and kepe all my commaundemetes, and do the thinge ye is equall & right: doutles he shal lyue, and not dye. 22 As for all his synnes that he dyd before, they shall not be thought vpon: but in his rightuousnes that he hath done, he shall lyue. 23 For haue I eny pleasure in the death of a synner, saieth the LORDE God? but rather that he conuerte, and lyue? 24 Agayne: yf the rightuous turne awaye from his rightuousnes, and do iniquyte, acordinge to all the abhominacions, that ye wicked ma doth: shal he lyue? All the rightuousnes that he hath done, shall not be thought vpo: but in the fawte that he hath offended withall, and in the synne that he hath done, he shal dye.
  • Rom 5:21 : 21 that, like as synne had reigned vnto death, eue so mighte grace reigne also thorow righteousnes to euerlastinge life by the meanes of Iesus Christ.
  • Rom 6:22-23 : 22 But now that ye be fre from synne, and are become the seruauntes of God, ye haue youre frute that ye shulde be holy: but the ende is euerlastinge life. 23 For death is the rewarde of synne, but the gifte of God is euerlastinge life.
  • Titus 2:11-12 : 11 For the grace of God that bryngeth Saluacion vnto all men, hath appeared, 12 and teacheth vs, that we shulde denye vngodlynes, and wordly lustes: and that we shulde lyue discretly, righteously, and godly in this worlde,
  • 1 John 2:29 : 29 Yf ye knowe yt he is righteous, knowe also that he which doth righteousnes, is borne of him.
  • 1 John 3:7 : 7 Babes, let noman disceaue you. He that doeth righteousnes, is righteous, euen 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.

  • 12 There is a waye, which some men thinke to be right, but the ende therof ledeth vnto death.

  • 25 There is a waye yt men thinke to be right, but the ende therof leadeth vnto death.

  • 19 Like as rightuousnes bryngeth life, eue so to cleue vnto euell, bryngeth death.

  • Prov 2:19-20
    2 verses
    79%

    19 All they that go in vnto her, come not agayne, nether take they holde of the waye of life.

    20 That thou mayest walke in ye good waye, and kepe the pathes of the rightuous.

  • Prov 11:3-6
    4 verses
    78%

    3 The innocent dealynge of the iust shal lede them, but the vnfaithfulnesse of the despysers shalbe their owne destruccion.

    4 Riches helpe not in the daye of vengeaunce, but rightuousnesse delyuereth fro death.

    5 The rightuousnes of ye innocent ordreth his waye, but the vngodly shal fall in his owne wickednesse.

    6 The rightuousnesse of the iust shal delyuer them, but the despysers shalbe taken in their owne vngodlynesse.

  • 2 Treasures that are wickedly gotten, profit nothinge, but rightuousnesse delyuereth from death.

  • 24 The waye of life ledeth vnto heaue, yt a man shulde bewarre of hell beneth.

  • 32 The vngodly is afrayed of euery parell, but the rightuous hath a good hope eue in death.

  • 21 Who so foloweth rightuousnesse and mercy, fyndeth both life, rightuousnesse and honor.

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    16 The rightuous laboureth to do good, but the vngodly vseth his increase vnto synne.

    17 To take hede vnto ye chastenynge of nurtoure, is ye waye of life: but he that refuseth to be refourmed, goeth wroge.

  • 9 Then shalt thou vnderstonde rightuousnesse, iudgment and equite, yee and euery good path.

  • 19 The waye of ye slouthfull is full of thornes, but ye strete of the rightuous is well clensed.

  • 29 The waye of the LORDE geueth a corage vnto ye godly, but it is a feare for wicked doers.

  • 20 I walke in ye waye of rightuousnes, & in the strete of iudgment.

  • 17 The path of ye righteous eschueth euell, & who so loketh well to his wayes, kepeth his owne soule.

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    14 The lawe is a wel of life vnto the wyse, that it maye kepe him from the snares of death.

    15 Good vnderstondinge geueth fauoure, but harde is the waye of the despysers.

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    26 The righteous is liberall vnto his neghboure, but the waye of the vngodly wil disceaue them selues.

    27 A disceatfull man shal fynde no vautage, but he that is content wt that he hath, is more worth the golde.

  • 18 When the rightuous turneth from his rightuousnesse, and doeth the thynge that is wicked, he shall dye therfore.

  • 6 Righteousnesse kepeth the innocet in the waye, but vngodlynesse shal ouerthrowe the synner.

  • 18 Who so leadeth a godly and an innocet life, shalbe safe: but he that goeth frowarde wayes, shall once haue a fall.

  • 26 When a rightuous ma turneth awaye from his rightuousnesse, and medleth with vngodlynes: he must dye therin: Yee for the vnrightuousnes that he hath done, must he dye.

  • 16 The man that wandreth out of the waye of wy?dome, shal remayne in the cogregacion of ye deed.

  • 7 Thou (LORDE) cosidrest the path of ye rigtuous, whether it be right, whether the waye of ye rightuous be right.

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    6 For the LORDE aloweth ye waye of the rightuous, but the waye of the vngodly shal perishe.

  • 13 Rightuousnesse shal go before him, and prepare the waye for his commynge.

  • 27 The feare of the LORDE is a well of life, to auoyde the snares of death.

  • Prov 4:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11 I wil shewe the ye waye of wy?dome, and lede the in the right pathes.

    12 So that yf thou goest therin, there shal no straytnesse hynder the: and when thou runnest, thou shalt not fall.

  • 18 The path of the rightuous shyneth as the light, and is euer brighter & brighter vnto the parfecte daye.

  • 16 Who so kepeth the comaundemet, kepeth his owne soule: but he yt regardeth not his waye, shal dye.

  • 15 These ij. thiges also haue I cosidred in ye tyme of vanite: yt the iust man perisheth for his rightuousnes sake, & the vngodly liueth in his wickednesse.

  • 17 Hir wayes are pleasaunt wayes, and all hir pathes are peaceable.

  • Prov 4:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14 Come not in the path of the vngodly, and walke not in the waye of the wicked.

    15 Eschue it, & go not therin: departe asyde, & passe ouer by it.

  • 8 Better is it to haue a litle thinge wt rightuousnes, the greate rentes wrongeously gotten.

  • 6 A poore man ledynge a godly life, is better then the riche that goeth in frowarde wayes.

  • 19 These are the wayes of all soch as be couetous, that one wolde rauysh anothers life.

  • 5 Speares and snares are in ye waye of the frowarde, but he yt wil kepe his soule, let him fle fro soch.

  • 8 And vnto this people thou shalt saye: Thus saieth the LORDE: beholde, I laye before you the waye of life and deeth.

  • 23 Then shalt thou walke safely in yi waye, & thy fote shal not stomble.

  • 30 The frute of the rightuous is as the tre of life, a wyse man also wynneth mens soules.

  • 10 He that forsaketh ye right strete, shalbe sore punyshed: & who so hateth correccion, falleth in to death.

  • 17 be nether to vnrightuous also ner to foolish, lest thou die before thy tyme.