King James Version
Proverbs 12:28 in the King James Version says “In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.”
Proverbs 12:28 · KJV
The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. excellent: or, abundant
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of righteousness”
H6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
“is life”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“thereof there is no death”
H4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
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