Proverbs 12:28

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.

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Referenced Verses

  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is bad but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does what is bad has not seen God.
  • Deut 30:15 : 15 “Look! I have set before you today life and prosperity on the one hand, and death and disaster on the other.
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For the one who finds me has found life and received favor from the LORD.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For because of me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.
  • Prov 10:16 : 16 The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.
  • Prov 11:19 : 19 True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
  • Ezek 18:9 : 9 and follows my statutes and observes my regulations by carrying them out. That man is righteous; he will certainly live, declares the Sovereign LORD.
  • Ezek 18:20-24 : 20 The person who sins is the one who will die. A son will not suffer for his father’s iniquity, and a father will not suffer for his son’s iniquity; the righteous person will be judged according to his righteousness, and the wicked person according to his wickedness. 21 “But if the wicked person turns from all the sin he has committed and observes all my statutes and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die. 22 None of the sins he has committed will be held against him; because of the righteousness he has done, he will live. 23 Do I actually delight in the death of the wicked, declares the Sovereign LORD? Do I not prefer that he turn from his wicked conduct and live? 24 “But if a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing according to all the abominable practices the wicked carry out, will he live? All his righteous acts will not be remembered; because of the unfaithful acts he has done and the sin he has committed, he will die.
  • Rom 5:21 : 21 so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • Rom 6:22-23 : 22 But now, freed from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit leading to sanctification, and the end is eternal life. 23 For the payoff of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • Titus 2:11-12 : 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people. 12 It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
  • 1 John 2:29 : 29 If you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by him.
  • 1 John 3:7 : 7 Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Jesus is righteous.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:12
    83%

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

  • Prov 16:25
    80%

    25There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

  • Prov 11:19
    79%

    19True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

  • Prov 2:19-20
    2 verses
    79%

    19None who go in to her will return, nor will they reach the paths of life.

    20So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 11:3-6
    4 verses
    78%

    3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

    4Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

    5The righteousness of the blameless will make their way smooth, but the wicked will fall through their own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the treacherous will be ensnared by their own desires.

  • Prov 10:2
    77%

    2Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.

  • Prov 15:24
    76%

    24The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

  • Prov 14:32
    76%

    32An evil person will be thrown down through his wickedness, but a righteous person takes refuge in his integrity.

  • Prov 21:21
    75%

    21The one who pursues righteousness and love finds life, bounty, and honor.

  • Prov 10:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

    17The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

  • Prov 2:9
    75%

    9Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity– every good way.

  • Prov 15:19
    75%

    19The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is like a highway.

  • Prov 10:29
    74%

    29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

  • Prov 8:20
    74%

    20I walk in the path of righteousness, in the pathway of justice,

  • Prov 16:17
    74%

    17The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.

  • Prov 13:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.

    15Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the treacherous ends in destruction.

  • Prov 12:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

    26The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

    27The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.

  • Ezek 33:18
    73%

    18When a righteous man turns from his godliness and commits iniquity, he will die for it.

  • Prov 13:6
    73%

    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 28:18
    73%

    18The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall at once.

  • Ezek 18:26
    73%

    26When a righteous person turns back from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing, he will die for it; because of the wrongdoing he has done, he will die.

  • Prov 21:16
    73%

    16The one who wanders from the way of wisdom will end up in the company of the departed.

  • Isa 26:7
    73%

    7God’s People Anticipate Vindication The way of the righteous is level, the path of the righteous that you make is straight.

  • Ps 1:6
    73%

    6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

  • Ps 85:13
    72%

    13Deliverance goes before him, and prepares a pathway for him.

  • Prov 14:27
    72%

    27The fear of the LORD is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.

  • Prov 4:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11I hereby guide you in the way of wisdom and I lead you in upright paths.

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

  • Prov 4:18
    72%

    18But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.

  • Prov 19:16
    72%

    16The one who obeys commandments guards his life; the one who despises his ways will die.

  • Eccl 7:15
    72%

    15Exceptions to the Law of Retribution During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.

  • Prov 3:17
    72%

    17Her ways are very pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.

  • Prov 4:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14Do not enter the path of the wicked or walk in the way of those who are evil.

    15Avoid it, do not go on it; turn away from it, and go on.

  • Prov 16:8
    71%

    8Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.

  • Prov 28:6
    71%

    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

  • Prov 1:19
    71%

    19Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly; it takes away the life of those who obtain it!

  • Prov 22:5
    71%

    5Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards himself keeps far from them.

  • Jer 21:8
    71%

    8“But tell the people of Jerusalem that the LORD says,‘I will give you a choice between two courses of action. One will result in life; the other will result in death.

  • Prov 3:23
    71%

    23Then you will walk on your way with security, and you will not stumble.

  • Prov 11:30
    71%

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

  • Prov 15:10
    71%

    10Severe discipline is for the one who abandons the way; the one who hates reproof will die.

  • Eccl 7:17
    71%

    17Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool; otherwise you might die before your time.