The reward of the righteous is life; the wages of the wicked is punishment.
Proverbs 21:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The one who pursues righteousness and faithful love will find life, righteousness, and honour. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy Findeth life, righteousness, and honour. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who earnestly seeks after and craves righteousness, mercy, and loving-kindness will find life in addition to righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God) and honor. [Prov. 15:9; Matt. 5:6.] American Standard Version (1901) He that followeth after righteousness and kindness Findeth life, righteousness, and honor. Common English Bible Those who pursue righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever follows justice and mercy shall discover life, justice, and glory. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that followeth justice and mercy, shall find life, justice, and glory. |
The reward of the righteous is life; the wages of the wicked is punishment.
Genuine righteousness leads to life, but pursuing evil leads to death.
The Lord detests the way of the wicked, but he loves the one who pursues righteousness.
Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were dug.
Let’s strive to know the Lord. His appearance is as sure as the dawn. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the land.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
So then, let us pursue what promotes peace and what builds up one another.
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain.
Not that I have already reached the goal or am already perfect, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
But you, man of God, flee from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.
Flee from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness #– #without it no one will see the Lord.
so that the proven character of your faith #– #more valuable than gold which, though perishable, is refined by fire #– #may result in praise, glory, and honour at the revelation of Jesus Christ.