Proverbs 12:28

In 11 translations

BSB

There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

In the path of righteousness [is] life, || And in the way of [that] path [is] no death!

YLT

In the path of righteousness [is] life, And in the way of [that] path [is] no death!

DBY

In the path of righteousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

DRC

In the path of justice is life: but the by-way leadeth to death.

GNV

Life is in the way of righteousnesse, and in that path way there is no death.

JPS

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

LXXE

In the ways of righteousness is life; but the ways of those that remember injuries lead to death.

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Original-language editions

WLC

בְּאֹֽרַח־צְדָקָ֥ה חַיִּ֑ים וְדֶ֖רֶךְ נְתִיבָ֣ה אַל־מָֽוֶת׃

LXX-Br

Ἐν ὁδοῖς δικαιοσύνης ζωὴ, ὁδοὶ δὲ μνησικάκων εἰς θάνατον.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• 3 John 1:11Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
• Romans 5:21so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Ezekiel 18:20–24The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the…
• Proverbs 11:19Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
• Titus 2:11–12For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
• Deuteronomy 30:15See, I have set before you today life and goodness, as well as death and disaster.
• Proverbs 8:35For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.
• 1 John 2:29If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.
• Proverbs 10:16The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
• Ezekiel 18:9He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live, declares the Lord GOD.
• 1 John 3:7Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
• Romans 6:22–23But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in…
• Proverbs 9:11For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.

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