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Proverbs 11:19
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Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death.
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Proverbs 11:19 in Other Translations
KJV
19
As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
ESV
19
Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die.
NLT
19
Godly people find life; evil people find death.
MSG
19
Take your stand with God's loyal community and live, or chase after phantoms of evil and die.
CSB
19
Genuine righteousness [leads] to life, but pursuing evil [leads] to death.
Proverbs 11:19 In-Context
17
Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.
18
A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
19
Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death.
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The LORD detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
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Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.
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Deuteronomy 30:15
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Proverbs 10:2
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1 Samuel 2:6
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Psalms 89:48
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Proverbs 1:18-19
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Ecclesiastes 7:2
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Jeremiah 43:11
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