Proverbs 12:28

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Follow the road to life, and you won't be bothered by death.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:16

If you live right, the reward is a good life; if you are evil, all you have is sin.

Proverbs 10:2

What you gain by doing evil won't help you at all, but being good can save you from death.

Proverbs 11:19

Always do the right thing, and you will live; keep on doing wrong, and you will die.

Proverbs 8:35

By finding me, you find life, and the LORD will be pleased with you.

Proverbs 9:11

I am Wisdom. If you follow me, you will live a long time.

Jeremiah 21:8

Then I told them that the LORD had said: People of Jerusalem, I, the LORD, give you the choice of life or death.

Ezekiel 18:9

and faithfully obeys my laws and teachings. This man is good, and I promise he will live.

Romans 5:21

Sin ruled by means of death. But God's kindness now rules, and God has accepted us because of Jesus Christ our Lord. This means that we will have eternal life.

Deuteronomy 30:15

Today I am giving you a choice. You can choose life and success or death and disaster.

Deuteronomy 30:19

Now I call the sky and the earth to be witnesses that I am offering you this choice. Will you choose for the LORD to make you prosperous and give you a long life? Or will he put you under a curse and kill you? Choose life!

Deuteronomy 32:46

he said, “Always remember this song I have taught you today. And let it be a warning that you must teach your children to obey everything written in The Book of God's Law.

1 John 2:29

You know that Christ always does right and that everyone who does right is a child of God.

1 John 3:7

Children, don't be fooled. Anyone who does right is good, just like Christ himself.

3 John 1:11

Dear friend, don't copy the evil deeds of others! Follow the example of people who do kind deeds. They are God's children, but those who are always doing evil have never seen God.