Proverbs 21:21

Modern English Version

He who pursues righteousness and mercy finds life, righteousness, and honor.

Cross References

Psalm 112:4

Unto the upright arises light in the darkness; he is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

Proverbs 10:16

The wages of the righteous leads to life; the increase of the wicked leads to sin.

Proverbs 11:19

As righteousness leads to life, so he who pursues evil will find death.

Proverbs 15:9

The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but He loves him who pursues righteousness.

Proverbs 22:4

By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life.

Proverbs 3:22

and they will be life to your soul and adornment for your neck.

Isaiah 51:1

Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were hewn and to the quarry from which you were dug.

Hosea 6:3

Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord. His appearance is as sure as the dawn. He will come to us like the rain; like the spring rains He will water the earth.

Matthew 5:6

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.

Romans 14:19

Therefore let us pursue the things which produce peace and the things that build up one another.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Philippians 3:12

Not that I have already attained or have already been perfected, but I follow after it so that I may lay hold of that for which I was seized by Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:21

Examine all things. Firmly hold onto what is good.

1 Timothy 6:11

But you, O man of God, escape these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.

2 Timothy 2:22

So flee youthful desires and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Hebrews 12:14

Pursue peace with all men, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord,

1 Peter 1:7

in order that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tried by fire, may be found to result in praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,