Verse List for PROV 11:19

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OET (OET-RV) True goodness leads to life, ⇔ ^ but those who chase after evil, receive death.

OET-LV true righteousness is_to_life and_one _who_pursues evil is_to_his _own _of_death.

ULT True righteousness, is to life, ⇔ but one who pursues evil, is to his death.

UST People who truly act righteously will live well, ⇔  but people who eagerly do what is evil will die.

BSB & MSB Genuine righteousness leads to life, ⇔  but the pursuit of evil brings death.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB He who is truly righteous gets life. ⇔  He who pursues evil gets death.

NET True righteousness leads to life, ⇔ but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

LSV Correctly [is] righteousness for life,
And whoever is pursuing evil—for his own death.

FBV Do what's right, and you will live; chase after evil and you will die.

T4T ⇔  Those who always do what is right will live a long/happy life, ⇔  but those who insist on doing what is wrong will not live very long.

LEB • He who is steadfast in righteousness is to life
• as[fn] he who pursues evil is to death.

BBE So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.

Moff It makes for life, to set one’s heart on goodness: ⇔  the fatal thing is to be bent on evil.

JPS Stedfast righteousness tendeth to life; but he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

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

DRA Clemency prepareth life: and the pursuing of evil things, death.

YLT Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil — for his own death.

Drby As righteousness [tendeth] to life, so he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.

RV He that is stedfast in righteousness shall attain unto life: and he that pursueth evil doeth it to his own death.
(He that is steadfast in righteousness shall attain unto life: and he that pursueth evil doeth/does it to his own death.)

SLT So justice to life, and he pursuing evil, to his death.

Wbstr As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

KJB-1769 As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
(As righteousness tendeth/tends to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.)

KJB-1611 As righteousnesse tendeth to life: so he that pursueth euill, pursueth it to his owne death.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Lyke as ryghteousnesse bringeth lyfe: euen so to cleaue vnto euyll, bryngeth death.
(Like as righteousness bringeth/brings life: even so to cleave_or_cling unto evil, bringeth/brings death.)

Gnva As righteousnes leadeth to life: so hee that followeth euill, seeketh his owne death.
(As righteousness leadeth/leads to life: so he that followeth/follows evil, seeketh/seeks his own death.)

Cvdl Like as rightuousnes bryngeth life, eue so to cleue vnto euell, bryngeth death.
(Like as righteousness bringeth/brings life, eve/even so to cleave_or_cling unto evil, bringeth/brings death.)

Wycl Merci schal make redi lijf; and the suyng of yuels `schal make redi deth.
(Merci shall make ready life; and the suing of evils shall make ready death.)

Luth Denn Gerechtigkeit fördert zum Leben; aber dem Übel nachjagen fördert zum Tode.
(Because justice promotes for_the life; but to_him evil chasing promotes for_the deaths.)

ClVg Clementia præparat vitam, et sectatio malorum mortem.
(Clementia prepare life, and sectatio of_evil death.)

UHB כֵּן־צְדָקָ֥ה לְ⁠חַיִּ֑ים וּ⁠מְרַדֵּ֖ף רָעָ֣ה לְ⁠מוֹתֽ⁠וֹ׃ ‡

BrLXX Υἱὸς δίκαιος γεννᾶται εἰς ζωὴν, διωγμὸς δὲ ἀσεβοῦς εἰς θάνατον.

BrTr A righteous son is born for life: but the persecution of the ungodly ends in death.