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Proverbs 11:19

World English Bible

He who is truly righteous gets life.
He who pursues evil gets death.

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Proverbs 11:19 in other translations

He that is stedfast in righteousness shall attain unto life; And he that pursueth evil doeth it to his own death.

Proverbs 11:19 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 11:19 in context

  1. 17The merciful man does good to his own soul,
    but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
  2. 18Wicked people earn deceitful wages,
    but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
  3. 19He who is truly righteous gets life.
    He who pursues evil gets death.
  4. 20Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh,
    but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
  5. 21Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished,
    but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.