Proverbs 12:28

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, do not follow what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: but he who does evil has not seen God.
  • Deut 30:15 : 15 See, I have set before you this day life and good, and death and evil;
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For whoever finds me finds life and will obtain favor from the LORD.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For by me your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall be increased.
  • Prov 10:16 : 16 The labor of the righteous tends to life, the fruit of the wicked to sin.
  • Prov 11:19 : 19 As righteousness leads to life, so he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
  • Ezek 18:9 : 9 Has walked in My statutes, and has kept My judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, says the Lord GOD.
  • Ezek 18:20-24 : 20 The soul that sins, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, nor 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 will turn from all his sins that he has committed, and keep all My statutes, and do what is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 22 All his transgressions that he has committed shall not be mentioned to him: in his righteousness that he has done he shall live. 23 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? says the Lord GOD, and not that he should return from his ways and live? 24 But 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.
  • Rom 5:21 : 21 So that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • Rom 6:22-23 : 22 But now, having been freed from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end everlasting life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • Titus 2:11-12 : 11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;
  • 1 John 2:29 : 29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of him.
  • 1 John 3:7 : 7 Little children, let no one deceive you: he who does righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:12
    83%

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

  • Prov 16:25
    80%

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

  • Prov 11:19
    79%

    19As righteousness leads to life, so he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

  • Prov 2:19-20
    2 verses
    79%

    19None who go to her return again, nor do they take hold of the paths of life.

    20That you may 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 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 10:2
    77%

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

  • Prov 15:24
    76%

    24The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

  • Prov 14:32
    76%

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

  • Prov 21:21
    75%

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

  • Prov 10:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    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 2:9
    75%

    9Then you will understand righteousness and judgment and equity; yes, every good path.

  • Prov 15:19
    75%

    19The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.

  • Prov 10:29
    74%

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

  • Prov 8:20
    74%

    20I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment,

  • Prov 16:17
    74%

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

  • Prov 13:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

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

    15Good understanding gives favor, but the way of transgressors is hard.

  • Prov 12:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

    26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

    27The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, but diligence is a man's precious possession.

  • Ezek 33:18
    73%

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

  • Prov 13:6
    73%

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

  • Prov 28:18
    73%

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

  • Ezek 18:26
    73%

    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.

  • Prov 21:16
    73%

    16The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

  • Isa 26:7
    73%

    7The way of the just is uprightness; You, most upright, weigh the path of the just.

  • Ps 1:6
    73%

    6For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

  • Ps 85:13
    72%

    13Righteousness shall go before Him, and shall set us in the way of His steps.

  • Prov 14:27
    72%

    27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the snares of death.

  • Prov 4:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths.

    12When you walk, your steps will not be hindered; and when you run, you will not stumble.

  • Prov 4:18
    72%

    18But the path of the just is like the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day.

  • Prov 19:16
    72%

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

  • 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.

  • Prov 3:17
    72%

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

  • Prov 4:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of evil men.

    15Avoid it, do not pass by it, turn from it, and pass away.

  • Prov 16:8
    71%

    8Better is a little with righteousness than vast revenues without justice.

  • Prov 28:6
    71%

    6Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

  • Prov 1:19
    71%

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

  • Prov 22:5
    71%

    5Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards his soul shall be far from them.

  • Jer 21:8
    71%

    8And to this people you shall say, Thus says the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

  • Prov 3:23
    71%

    23Then you will walk in your way safely, and your foot will not stumble.

  • Prov 11:30
    71%

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

  • Prov 15:10
    71%

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

  • Eccl 7:17
    71%

    17Do not be overly wicked, nor be foolish; why should you die before your time?