Proverbs 12:28
In the way of righteousness is life; in its path there is no death.
World English Bible British
In The King James Version
In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
In Context
27The slothful man doesn’t roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 30:15Behold, I have set before you today life and prosperity, and death and evil.
Proverbs 8:35For whoever finds me finds life, and will obtain favour from the LORD.
Proverbs 10:2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 11:19He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.
Ezekiel 18:20The soul who sins, he shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.
Romans 6:22But now, being made free from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification and the result of 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 →