Proverbs 12:28
in Proverbs 12There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.
KJV
In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
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This verse in Proverbs 12
Commentary
8 notes on this verse"The souls of those that bear a settled hatred are to death," says Solomon. But our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ says in the gospels: "If you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you, leave there your gift before the altar, and go your way; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift to God." .
This site's exposition
A righteous man is cautious in friendship
on Proverbs 12:26-28
“A righteous man is cautious in friendship,” but “the ways of the wicked lead them astray”. “A lazy man does not roast his game,” too lazy to finish what his own hunting started. The chapter closes on its plainest line: “There is life in the path of righteousness”.
This site's exposition
There is life in the path of righteousness
Adam Clarke notes the Hebrew for life in the path of righteousness is chaiyim, lives, which he takes as life now and life eternal. The Berean reads another path leading to death, where the King James reads no death. The righteous path is life.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
"The paths of those who harbor resentment for an injury lead to death." Are these my words, dearest brothers? They are taken from the canonical sacred Scriptures. Therefore in order that we may not be murderers or among the living dead, let us strive to …
"The souls of those that bear a settled hatred are to death," says Solomon. But our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ says in the gospels: "If you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you, leave there …
The Medieval Church1 voice
Otherwise, the fraudulent one will not gain profit, etc.: he who fraudulently pretends to be good while living wickedly in secret, will not find the goods of the life to come; but he who truly acquires the substance of spiritual virtues, from it will gain …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
In the way of righteousness is life,.... The life of the soul, or spiritual life, as Aben Ezra; and eternal life, as Gersom.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
In the way of righteousness is life - חיים chaiyim, lives; life temporal, and life eternal. And in the pathway thereof there is no death - Not only do the general precepts and promises of God lead to life eternal, and promote life temporal; but every duty, every act of faith, patience of hope, and labor of love, though requiring much self-abasement, self-denial, and often an extension of corporal strength, all lead to life.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בְּאֹֽרַח־ | beorach- | [is] in [the] path of | H734 → | 58 times |
| צְדָקָ֥ה | tzedakah | righteousness | H6666 → | 157 times |
| חַיִּ֑ים | chaiyim | life | H2416 → | 498 times |
| וְדֶ֖רֶךְ | vederekh | and [the] direction of | H1870 → | 707 times |
| נְתִיבָ֣ה | netivah | a pathway | H5410 → | 26 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not [it be to] | H408 → | 724 times |
| מָֽוֶת׃ | mavet | death | H4194 → | 156 times |
בְּאֹֽרַח־[is] in [the] path of
beorach-H734 →58 times
צְדָקָ֥הrighteousness
tzedakahH6666 →157 times
חַיִּ֑יםlife
chaiyimH2416 →498 times
וְדֶ֖רֶךְand [the] direction of
vederekhH1870 →707 times
נְתִיבָ֣הa pathway
netivahH5410 →26 times
אַל־may not [it be to]
ʾal-H408 →724 times
מָֽוֶת׃death
mavetH4194 →156 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
3 John 1:11Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
it leads to
- Isaiah 1:16–17
Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
- Psalms 37:27
Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.
- Ephesians 5:1
Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
- 1 Peter 3:11
He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
- John 3:20
Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
- Isaiah 1:16–17
Through
Romans 5:21so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
it leads to
- Titus 2:11
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.
- Romans 5:14
Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.
- Romans 6:14
For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
- Titus 2:11
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies1
About Proverbs
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Apostolic Constitutions, CONSTITUTIONS OF THE HOLY APOSTLES; Bede, Commentary on Proverbs; Caesarius of Arles, SERMON 223:4; Charles Bridges, An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Nilus of Sinai, CONSTITUTIONS OF THE HOLY APOSTLES 2:6.53.