Proverbs 12:28

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

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Referenced Verses

  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
  • Deut 30:15 : 15 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and ath and evil;
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
  • Prov 10:16 : 16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
  • Prov 11:19 : 19 As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
  • Ezek 18:9 : 9 Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.
  • Ezek 18:20-24 : 20 The soul that sinneth, it 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 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 hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 22 All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. 23 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live? 24 But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.
  • Rom 5:21 : 21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign thugh righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • Rom 6:22-23 : 22 But now being made free fm sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life thugh Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • Titus 2:11-12 : 11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
  • 1 John 2:29 : 29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
  • 1 John 3:7 : 7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:12
    83%

    12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

  • Prov 16:25
    80%

    25There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

  • Prov 11:19
    79%

    19As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

  • Prov 2:19-20
    2 verses
    79%

    19None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.

    20That thou mayest 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 uight shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

    4Riches ofit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

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

    6The righteousness of the uight shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

  • Prov 10:2
    77%

    2Treasures of wickedness ofit nothing: but righteousness delivereth 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 driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

  • Prov 21:21
    75%

    21He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

  • Prov 10:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

    17He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reoof erreth.

  • Prov 2:9
    75%

    9Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.

  • Prov 15:19
    75%

    19The way of the slothful man is as an 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 uight: 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 uight is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way eserveth 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 giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.

  • Prov 12:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

    26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

    27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is ecious.

  • Ezek 33:18
    73%

    18When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.

  • Prov 13:6
    73%

    6Righteousness keepeth him that is uight in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Prov 28:18
    73%

    18Whoso walketh uightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

  • Ezek 18:26
    73%

    26When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

  • Prov 21:16
    73%

    16The man that wandereth 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: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

  • Ps 1:6
    73%

    6For the LORD knoweth 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 ste.

  • Prov 14:27
    72%

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

  • Prov 4:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

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

    12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

  • Prov 4:18
    72%

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

  • Prov 19:16
    72%

    16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.

  • Eccl 7:15
    72%

    15All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth 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%

    14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

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

  • Prov 16:8
    71%

    8Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

  • Prov 28:6
    71%

    6Better is the poor that walketh in his uightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

  • Prov 1:19
    71%

    19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

  • Prov 22:5
    71%

    5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

  • Jer 21:8
    71%

    8And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.

  • Prov 3:23
    71%

    23Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

  • Prov 11:30
    71%

    30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

  • Prov 15:10
    71%

    10Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reoof shall die.

  • Eccl 7:17
    71%

    17Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?