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Proverbs 11:19 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 11 · verse 19
As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.Proverbs 11:19 · King James Version
Proverbs 11:19 in context
17The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
18The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
19As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
20They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
21Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- righteousnesstsᵉdâqâhrightness , subjectively , objectively , morally or figurativelyH6666 →
- pursuethrâdaphto run after (usually with hostile intentH7291 →
- lifechayaliveH2416 →
- evilraʻbad or evilH7451 →
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It is here shown that righteousness, not only by the divine judgment, will end in life, and wickedness in death, but that righteousness, in its own nature, has a direct tendency to life and wickedness to death. 1. True holiness is true happiness; it is a preparative for it, a pledge and earnest of it.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary