Proverbs 12:28

World English Bible (2000)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, don't imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn't seen God.
  • Deut 30:15 : 15 Behold, 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 Yahweh.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For by me your days will be multiplied. The years of your life will be increased.
  • Prov 10:16 : 16 The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.
  • Prov 11:19 : 19 He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.
  • Ezek 18:9 : 9 has walked in my statutes, and has kept my ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, says the Lord Yahweh.
  • Ezek 18:20-24 : 20 The soul who sins, he shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him. 21 But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he has committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 22 None of his transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he has done he shall live. 23 Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? says the Lord Yahweh; and not rather that he should return from his way, 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, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered: in his trespass that he has trespassed, and in his sin that he has sinned, in them shall he die.
  • Rom 5:21 : 21 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, being made free from sin, and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification, and the result of eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free 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 men, 12 instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would 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 lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:12
    83%

    12 There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

  • Prov 16:25
    80%

    25 There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

  • Prov 11:19
    79%

    19 He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.

  • Prov 2:19-20
    2 verses
    79%

    19 None who go to her return again, neither do they attain to the paths of life:

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

  • Prov 11:3-6
    4 verses
    78%

    3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

    4 Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

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

    6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.

  • Prov 10:2
    77%

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

  • Prov 15:24
    76%

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

  • Prov 14:32
    76%

    32 The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.

  • Prov 21:21
    75%

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

  • Prov 10:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16 The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

    17 He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.

  • Prov 2:9
    75%

    9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.

  • Prov 15:19
    75%

    19 The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.

  • Prov 10:29
    74%

    29 The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 8:20
    74%

    20 I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice;

  • Prov 16:17
    74%

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

  • Prov 13:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14 The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of death.

    15 Good understanding wins favor; but the way of the unfaithful is hard.

  • Prov 12:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

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

    27 The slothful man doesn't roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.

  • Ezek 33:18
    73%

    18 When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall even die therein.

  • Prov 13:6
    73%

    6 Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 28:18
    73%

    18 Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

  • Ezek 18:26
    73%

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

  • Prov 21:16
    73%

    16 The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

  • Isa 26:7
    73%

    7 The way of the just is uprightness. You who are upright make the path of the righteous level.

  • Ps 1:6
    73%

    6 For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

  • Ps 85:13
    72%

    13 Righteousness goes before him, And prepares the way for his steps. A Prayer by David.

  • Prov 14:27
    72%

    27 The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.

  • Prov 4:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

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

    12 When you go, your steps will not be hampered. When you run, you will not stumble.

  • Prov 4:18
    72%

    18 But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, that shines more and more until the perfect day.

  • Prov 19:16
    72%

    16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.

  • Eccl 7:15
    72%

    15 All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evildoing.

  • Prov 3:17
    72%

    17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.

  • Prov 4:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14 Don't enter into the path of the wicked. Don't walk in the way of evil men.

    15 Avoid it, and don't pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on.

  • Prov 16:8
    71%

    8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

  • Prov 28:6
    71%

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

  • Prov 1:19
    71%

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

  • Prov 22:5
    71%

    5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.

  • Jer 21:8
    71%

    8 To this people you shall say, Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

  • Prov 3:23
    71%

    23 Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won't stumble.

  • Prov 11:30
    71%

    30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.

  • Prov 15:10
    71%

    10 There is stern discipline for one who forsakes the way: whoever hates reproof shall die.

  • Eccl 7:17
    71%

    17 Don't be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?