19 Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 11:19
Integrity, Righteousness, and Community Life Under the LORD's Moral Order
The chapter moves through practical arenas of righteousness: commerce, humility, integrity, death and hope, speech, civic life, guidance, mercy, desire, generosity, household stewardship, and final moral recompense.
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Verse 19
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Genuine כֵּן־ H3651 Adjective - masculine singular righteousness צְדָקָ֥ה H6666 Noun - feminine singular leads to life לְחַיִּ֑ים H2416 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural but the pursuit וּמְרַדֵּ֖ף H7291 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular of evil רָעָ֣ה H7451 Adjective - feminine singular brings death לְמוֹתֽוֹ׃ H4194 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular