Proverbs 11:19

The Message

Take your stand with God’s loyal community and live, or chase after phantoms of evil and die.

Cross References

2 Kings 1:16

Elijah told him, “God’s word: Because you sent messengers to consult Baal-Zebub the god of Ekron, as if there were no God in Israel to whom you could pray, you’ll never get out of that bed alive—already you’re as good as dead.”

Proverbs 10:16

The wage of a good person is exuberant life; an evil person ends up with nothing but sin.

Proverbs 11:4

A thick bankroll is no help when life falls apart, but a principled life can stand up to the worst.

Proverbs 12:28

Good men and women travel right into life; sin’s detours take you straight to hell.

Proverbs 19:23

Fear-of-God is life itself, a full life, and serene—no nasty surprises.

Proverbs 21:16

Whoever wanders off the straight and narrow ends up in a congregation of ghosts.

Proverbs 21:21

Whoever goes hunting for what is right and kind finds life itself—glorious life!

Deuteronomy 16:20

The right! The right! Pursue only what’s right! It’s the only way you can really live and possess the land that God, your God, is giving you. * * *

1 John 3:7

So, my dear children, don’t let anyone divert you from the truth. It’s the person who acts right who is right, just as we see it lived out in our righteous Messiah. Those who make a practice of sin are straight from the Devil, the pioneer in the practice of sin. The Son of God entered the scene to abolish the Devil’s ways.