Proverbs 12:28

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
way	בְּאֹֽרַח be.'o.rach-	H734	a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
righteousness	צְדָקָ֥ה tze.da.Kah	H6666	rightness (abstractly) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
life	חַיִּ֑ים chai.Yim	H2416	alive · noun, common masculine plural absolute
pathway	נְתִיבָ֣ה ne.ti.Vah	H5410	a (beaten) track · noun, common feminine singular absolute
death	מָֽוֶת Ma.vet	H4194	death (natural or violent) · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

3 John 1:11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
Romans 5:21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Ezekiel 18:20-24 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the so…
Proverbs 11:19 As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
Titus 2:11-12 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Deuteronomy 30:15 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;
Proverbs 8:35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
Proverbs 10:16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:28–end

The way of religion is here recommended to us, 1. As a straight, plain, easy way; it is the way of righteousness. God's commands (the rule we are to walk by) are all holy, just, and good. Religion has right reason and equity on its side; it is a path-way, a way which God has cast up for us (Isa 35:8); it is a highway, the king's highway, the King of kings' highway, a way which is tracked before us by all the saints, the good old way, full of the footsteps of the flock. 2. As a safe, pleasant, comfortable way. (1.) There is not only life at the end, but there is life in the way; all true comfort and satisfaction. The favour of God, which is better than life; the Spirit, who is life. (2.) Ther…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 12:28

(Compare Pro 8:8, Pro 8:20, &c.). A sentiment often stated; here first affirmatively, then negatively. Next: Proverbs Chapter 13

John Gill on Proverbs 12:28

In the way of righteousness is life,.... The life of the soul, or spiritual life, as Aben Ezra; and eternal life, as Gersom. One that is in the true way of righteousness is one that is instilled by the righteousness of Christ, which justification is the justification of life: such an one is made alive, and reckons himself alive in a law sense; and enjoys true spiritual peace and comfort, arising from the love and favour of God, and acceptance with him, in which he sees his interest, and in which is life; and this righteousness, by which he is justified before God, entitles him to eternal life; to which the path of holiness, he is directed and enabled to walk in, leads; though it is a narrow…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 12:28–end

28 In the path of righteousness is life, And the way of its path is immortality. All the old versions to the Venet. give אל־ instead of אל־, and are therefore under the necessity of extracting from ודּרך נתיבה a meaning corresponding to this, εἰς θάνατον, in which they are followed by Hitzig: "a devious way leadeth to death." But נתיב (נתיבה) signifies step, and generally way and street (vid., at Pro 1:15), not "devious way," which is expressed, Jdg 5:6, by ארחות עקלקלות. And that אל is anywhere punctuated thus in the sense of אל is previously improbable, because the Babylonian system of punctuation distinguishes the negative אל with a short Pathach, and the prepositional אל (Arab. ilâ) w…

The Church Fathers

"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."
— Nilus of Sinai, CONSTITUTIONS OF THE HOLY APOSTLES 2:6.53

"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." .
— Apostolic Constitutions, CONSTITUTIONS OF THE HOLY APOSTLES

"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 love not only our friends but also our enemies. Then we will be able to meet a kind and merciful Lord with a conscience at ease, in accord with the bond of his pledge.
— Caesarius of Arles, SERMON 223:4

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Regeneration · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Righteousness · FRUITS OF — FRUITS OF

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Proverbs 12:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:28–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 12:28

John Gill on Proverbs 12:28

Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 12:28–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Proverbs 12:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:28–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 12:28

John Gill on Proverbs 12:28

Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 12:28–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Proverbs 12:17

Rashi on Proverbs 12:28