Proverbs 12:28
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.”
Read Proverbs 12:28 in the flow of Proverbs12 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs12 to see the surrounding context.
“There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.”
King James Version · Public Domain“In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“In the path of righteousness <FI>is<Fi> life, And in the way of <FI>that<Fi> path <FI>is<Fi> no death!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 12:28 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 30:15See, I have set before you today life and goodness, as well as death and disaster.
- Deuteronomy 30:19I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live,
- Proverbs 8:35For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.
- Proverbs 9:11For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
- Proverbs 10:2Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
- Proverbs 10:16The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
- Proverbs 11:19Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
- Ezekiel 18:9He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live, declares the Lord GOD.
- Ezekiel 18:20The 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 wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.
- 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.
- Romans 6:22But 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.
- Titus 2:11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.
- 1 John 2:29If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.
- 1 John 3:7Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
- 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.
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