Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death. New Living Translation Godly people find life; evil people find death. English Standard Version Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die. Berean Standard Bible Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death. King James Bible As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death. New King James Version As righteousness leads to life, So he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death. New American Standard Bible One who is steadfast in righteousness attains life, But one who pursues evil attains his own death. NASB 1995 He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life, And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death. NASB 1977 He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life, And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death. Legacy Standard Bible He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life, And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death. Amplified Bible He who is steadfast in righteousness attains life, But he who pursues evil attains his own death. Christian Standard Bible Genuine righteousness leads to life, but pursuing evil leads to death. Holman Christian Standard Bible Genuine righteousness leads to life, but pursuing evil leads to death. American Standard Version He that is stedfast in righteousness shall attain unto life; And he that pursueth evil doeth it to his own death. Aramaic Bible in Plain English A son of righteousness has life and he who does evil has death. Brenton Septuagint Translation A righteous son is born for life: but the persecution of the ungodly ends in death. Contemporary English Version Always do the right thing, and you will live; keep on doing wrong, and you will die. Douay-Rheims Bible Clemency prepareth life: and the pursuing of evil things, death. English Revised Version He that is stedfast in righteousness shall attain unto life: and he that pursueth evil doeth it to his own death. GOD'S WORD® Translation As righteousness leads to life, so whoever pursues evil finds his own death. Good News Translation Anyone who is determined to do right will live, but anyone who insists on doing wrong will die. International Standard Version Genuine righteousness leads to life, but whoever pursues evil will die. JPS Tanakh 1917 Stedfast righteousness tendeth to life; But he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death. Literal Standard Version Correctly [is] righteousness for life, | And whoever is pursuing evil—for his own death. Majority Standard Bible Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death. New American Bible Justice leads toward life, but pursuit of evil, toward death. NET Bible True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death. New Revised Standard Version Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live, but whoever pursues evil will die. New Heart English Bible He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death. Webster's Bible Translation As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death. World English Bible He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death. Young's Literal Translation Rightly is righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil -- for his own death. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Dishonest Scales…18The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward. 19Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death. 20The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.… Cross References Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. James 1:15 Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. Proverbs 1:18 But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives. Proverbs 10:16 The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment. Proverbs 12:28 There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death. Proverbs 19:23 The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm. Proverbs 21:16 The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead. Treasury of Scripture As righteousness tends to life: so he that pursues evil pursues it to his own death. righteousness Proverbs 10:16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. Proverbs 12:28 In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death. Proverbs 19:23 The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. he Proverbs 1:16-19 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood… Proverbs 7:22,23 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; … Proverbs 8:36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death. Jump to Previous Attain Attains Death Die Evil Gets Gives Goes Life Pursues Pursueth Pursuing Righteous Righteousness Rightly Steadfast Stedfast TendethJump to Next Attain Attains Death Die Evil Gets Gives Goes Life Pursues Pursueth Pursuing Righteous Righteousness Rightly Steadfast Stedfast TendethProverbs 11 1. On Deception(19) As righteousness tendeth to life.--Rather, genuine righteousness tendeth to life.Verse 19. - This verse is not to be connected with the preceding, as in the margin of the Revised Version, "so righteousness," etc., each couplet in these chapters being independent, the connection, such as it is, being maintained by the use of catchwords, such as "righteous," "wicked," "upright," etc. As righteousness tendeth to life. The various uses of the first word כֵן (ken) have led to different renderings. The Authorized Version takes it for "as;" the Revised Version as an adjective: He that is steadfast in righteousness. It is, perhaps, better, with Nowack, to regard it as an adverb: "He who is honestly, strictly, of righteousness, is to life." The meaning is plain: real, genuine righteousness hath the promise of this life and of that which is to come (1 Timothy 4:8). The LXX., reading בֵן (ben), translate, "A righteous son is born for life." He that pursueth evil (Proverbs 13:21); Septuagint, "the persecution of the impious," i.e. that which an impious man inflicts. But the Authorized Version is correct, and the clause means that he who practises evil brings ruin eventually on himself - a warning trite, but unheeded (comp. Proverbs 1:18). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Genuineכֵּן־ (kên-) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 3651: So -- thus righteousness צְדָקָ֥ה (ṣə·ḏā·qāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively leads to life, לְחַיִּ֑ים (lə·ḥay·yîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life but the pursuit וּמְרַדֵּ֖ף (ū·mə·rad·dêp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute of evil רָעָ֣ה (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil brings death. לְמוֹתֽוֹ׃ (lə·mō·w·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin Links Proverbs 11:19 NIVProverbs 11:19 NLT Proverbs 11:19 ESV Proverbs 11:19 NASB Proverbs 11:19 KJV Proverbs 11:19 BibleApps.com Proverbs 11:19 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 11:19 Chinese Bible Proverbs 11:19 French Bible Proverbs 11:19 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 11:19 He who is truly righteous gets life (Prov. 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