Proverbs 11:19

KJV1611 – Modern English

As righteousness leads to life, so he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

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  • Prov 10:16 : 16 The labor of the righteous tends to life, the fruit of the wicked to sin.
  • Prov 19:23 : 23 The fear of the LORD leads to life, and he who has it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
  • Prov 12:28 : 28 In the path of righteousness there is life, and in its way there is no death.
  • Acts 10:35 : 35 But in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is accepted by him.
  • Rom 2:8-9 : 8 But to those who are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
  • Rom 6:23 : 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • 1 John 3:7 : 7 Little children, let no one deceive you: he who does righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous.
  • 1 John 3:10 : 10 In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: whoever does not do righteousness is not of God, nor he who does not love his brother.
  • Prov 11:4 : 4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
  • Prov 1:16-19 : 16 For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood. 17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. 18 And they lie in wait for their own blood; they lurk secretly for their own lives. 19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; it takes away the life of its owners.
  • Prov 7:22-23 : 22 He goes after her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; 23 Until a dart strikes through his liver; as a bird hastes to the snare, and does not know that it is for his life.
  • Prov 8:36 : 36 But whoever sins against me wrongs his own soul; all those who hate me love death.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 13:21
    81%

    21Evil pursues sinners, but to the righteous good shall be repaid.

  • Prov 11:18
    80%

    18The wicked works a deceitful work, but he who sows righteousness shall have a sure reward.

  • Prov 21:21
    79%

    21He who follows after righteousness and mercy finds life, righteousness, and honor.

  • Prov 12:28
    79%

    28In the path of righteousness there is life, and in its way there is no death.

  • Prov 10:16-17
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    16The labor of the righteous tends to life, the fruit of the wicked to sin.

    17He is in the way of life who keeps instruction, but he who refuses reproof errs.

  • Prov 11:3-6
    4 verses
    78%

    3The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the crookedness of transgressors shall destroy them.

    4Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

    5The righteousness of the blameless shall direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but transgressors shall be captured by their own evil.

  • Prov 11:27
    78%

    27He who diligently seeks good procures favor, but he who seeks evil, it shall come to him.

  • Ezek 33:18-19
    2 verses
    77%

    18When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall die because of it.

    19But if the wicked turns from his wickedness, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall live because of it.

  • Prov 14:32
    77%

    32The wicked is banished in his wickedness, but the righteous has hope in his death.

  • Ezek 18:26-27
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    76%

    26When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and dies in them; for his iniquity that he has done he shall die.

    27Again, when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does what is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

  • Prov 13:6
    76%

    6Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 10:2
    76%

    2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

  • Prov 14:12
    76%

    12There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

  • Prov 19:16
    75%

    16He who keeps the commandment keeps his own soul, but he who despises his ways shall die.

  • Prov 28:10
    75%

    10Whoever causes the righteous to go astray in an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the upright shall have good things in possession.

  • Ps 34:21
    75%

    21Evil shall slay the wicked: and those who hate the righteous shall be desolate.

  • Prov 16:17
    75%

    17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he who keeps his way preserves his soul.

  • Prov 16:25
    75%

    25There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end are the ways of death.

  • Prov 1:19
    75%

    19So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; it takes away the life of its owners.

  • 1 Pet 3:11
    75%

    11Let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.

  • Prov 10:29
    75%

    29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright, but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 21:15
    74%

    15It is a joy for the just to do justice, but destruction awaits the workers of iniquity.

  • Ezek 18:24
    74%

    24But when the righteous turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, should he live? All his righteousness that he has done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he has trespassed, and in his sin that he has sinned, in them he shall die.

  • Prov 19:23
    74%

    23The fear of the LORD leads to life, and he who has it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

  • Prov 8:36
    74%

    36But whoever sins against me wrongs his own soul; all those who hate me love death.

  • Prov 15:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

    10Correction is grievous to him who forsakes the way, and he who hates reproof shall die.

  • Prov 21:7
    74%

    7The robbery of the wicked will destroy them, because they refuse to do justice.

  • Prov 28:18
    73%

    18Whoever walks uprightly shall be saved, but he who is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

  • Prov 11:20
    73%

    20Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the upright in their way are His delight.

  • Prov 11:30
    73%

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

  • Prov 21:29
    73%

    29A wicked man hardens his face, but as for the upright, he directs his way.

  • Prov 17:13
    73%

    13Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

  • Ps 34:14
    73%

    14Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

  • Ps 37:32
    73%

    32The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to slay him.

  • Prov 29:6
    73%

    6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; but the righteous sing and rejoice.

  • Prov 14:19
    73%

    19The evil will bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 11:23
    73%

    23The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Prov 12:21
    73%

    21No harm befalls the just, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

  • Prov 2:20
    73%

    20That you may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

  • Ezek 33:13
    72%

    13When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trusts in his own righteousness, and commits iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he has committed, he shall die for it.

  • Prov 1:16
    72%

    16For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

  • Prov 10:9
    72%

    9He who walks uprightly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known.

  • Eccl 7:15
    72%

    15All things have I seen in the days of my vanity; there is a just man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his wickedness.