Proverbs 11:19
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He who is steadfast 
 
3653a: right, veritable, honestfrom kun
in righteousnessצְדָקָ֥ה
(tze·da·kah)
6666: righteousnessfrom the same as tsedeq
[will attain] to life, 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah
And he who pursuesוּמְרַדֵּ֖ף
(u·me·rad·def)
7291: to pursue, chase, persecutea prim. root
evil 
 
7463a: evil, misery, distress, injuryfrom the same as roa
[will bring about] his own death.לְמֹותֹֽו׃
(le·mo·v·tov.)
4194: deathfrom muth


















KJV Lexicon
As righteousness
tsdaqah  (tsed-aw-kaw')
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity) -- justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).
tendeth to life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
so he that pursueth
radaph  (raw-daf')
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by) -- chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
pursueth it to his own death
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life, And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.

King James Bible
As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Genuine righteousness leads to life, but pursuing evil leads to death.

International Standard Version
Genuine righteousness leads to life, but whoever pursues evil will die.

NET Bible
True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A son of righteousness has life and he who does evil has death.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
As righteousness leads to life, so whoever pursues evil finds his own death.

King James 2000 Bible
As righteousness leads to life: so he that pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
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