Proverbs 11:19 As righteousness tends to life: so he that pursues evil pursues it to his own death. The "sure reward" in the preceding verse is "life" in this; and as that reward is sure in the one case, the deceitfulness of the wicked s work" lies in its affecting "death" as its result instead of "life." He who "pursueth evil" may overtake it, and may boast himself in the success of his pursuit. But the very evil that he overtakes shall slay him. It is as if a man were to pursue a serpent, captivated by the beauty of its appearance, in its shifting and glistening hues, but ignorant of the venom of its sting, or its fang, and in the act of laying hold of it, were to receive the deadly wound. Death treads on the very heels of the man who "pursueth evil "; and when he overtakes the evil, death overtakes him. (R. Wardlaw.) Parallel Verses KJV: As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.WEB: He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death. |
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