Light shines in the darkness for the upright. Gracious, compassionate and just is he.
Proverbs 21:21 - Tree of Life Version Whoever pursues righteousness and mercy finds life, prosperity and honor. 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. |
Light shines in the darkness for the upright. Gracious, compassionate and just is he.
The wages of the righteous are life. The income of the wicked is sin.
Steadfast righteousness leads to life, but pursuing evil ends in death.
Adonai detests the way of the wicked, but loves those who pursue righteousness.
“Listen to Me, you who pursue justice, you who seek Adonai. Look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug.
So let us know, let us strive to know Adonai. Like dawn His going forth is certain. He will come to us like the rain, like the latter rain watering the earth.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
So then let us pursue what makes for shalom and for the building up of one another.
Therefore, my dearly loved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord—because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
Not that I have already obtained this or been perfected, but I press on if only I might take hold of that for which Messiah Yeshua took hold of me.
But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
Now flee from youthful desires; instead, pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and shalom, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
Pursue shalom with everyone, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
These trials are so that the true metal of your faith (far more valuable than gold, which perishes though refined by fire) may come to light in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Messiah Yeshua.