Proverbs 12:28
In the road of righteousness is life, but the way of the evil-doer goes to death.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
In Context
27He who is slow in his work does not go in search of food; but the ready worker gets much wealth.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 30:15See, I have put before you today, life and good, and death and evil;
Proverbs 8:35For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.
Proverbs 10:2Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.
Proverbs 11:19So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.
Ezekiel 18:20The soul which does sin will be put to death: the son will not be made responsible for the evil-doing of the father, or the father for the evil-doing of the son; the righteousness of the upright will be on himself, and the evil-doing of the evil-doer on himself.
Romans 6:22But now, being free from sin, and having been made servants to God, you have your fruit in that which is holy, and the end is eternal life.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:28
27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious. Here is, 1. That which may make us hate slothfulness and deceit, for the word here, as before, signifies both: The slothful deceitful man has roast meat, but that which he roasts is not what he himself took in hunting, no, it is what others took pains for, and he lives upon the fruit of their labours, like the drones in the hive. Or, if slothful deceitful men have taken any thing by hunting (as… Read the whole commentary →