Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

In the road of righteousness is life, but the way of the evil-doer goes to death.

New American Standard Bible

In the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.

King James Version

In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Holman Bible

There is life in the path of righteousness,
but another path leads to death.


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International Standard Version

In the pathway to righteousness there is life, and in that lifestyle there is no death.

A Conservative Version

Life is in the way of righteousness, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

American Standard Version

In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Amplified


In the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death [but immortality—eternal life].

Darby Translation

In the path of righteousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Julia Smith Translation

In the way of justice is life; and the way of its beaten path not death.

King James 2000

In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Lexham Expanded Bible

On the road of righteousness is life, and [on] the way of the path, [may there be] no death.

Modern King James verseion

In the way of righteousness is life, and in that pathway there is no death.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

In the way of righteousness there is life; as for any other way, it is the path unto death.

NET Bible

In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.

New Heart English Bible

In the way of righteousness is life; in its path there is no death.

The Emphasized Bible

In the way of righteousness, is life, and, in the path thereof, immortality,

Webster

In the way of righteousness is life; and in the path of it there is no death.

World English Bible

In the way of righteousness is life; in its path there is no death.

Youngs Literal Translation

In the path of righteousness is life, And in the way of that path is no death!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
In the way
ארח 
'orach 
Usage: 59

is life
חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

and in the pathway
נתבה נתיבה נתיב 
Nathiyb 
Usage: 26

References

Fausets

Law

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

27 He who is slow in his work does not go in search of food; but the ready worker gets much wealth. 28 In the road of righteousness is life, but the way of the evil-doer goes to death.

Cross References

3 John 1:11

My loved one, do not be copying what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: he who does evil has not seen God.

Deuteronomy 30:15

See, I have put before you today, life and good, and death and evil;

Proverbs 8:35

For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.

Proverbs 9:11

For by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.

Proverbs 10:16

The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

Proverbs 11:19

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

Ezekiel 18:9

And has been guided by my rules and has kept my laws and done them: he is upright, life will certainly be his, says the Lord.

Ezekiel 18:20-24

The 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 5:21

That, as sin had power in death, so grace might have power through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6:22-23

But 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.

Titus 2:11-12

For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men,

1 John 2:29

If you have knowledge that he is upright, it is clear to you that everyone who does righteousness is his offspring.

1 John 3:7

My little children, let no man take you out of the true way: he who does righteousness is upright, even as he is upright;

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