Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. New Living Translation Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love will find life, righteousness, and honor. English Standard Version Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor. Berean Standard Bible He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor. King James Bible He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour. New King James Version He who follows righteousness and mercy Finds life, righteousness, and honor. New American Standard Bible One who pursues righteousness and loyalty Finds life, righteousness, and honor. NASB 1995 He who pursues righteousness and loyalty Finds life, righteousness and honor. NASB 1977 He who pursues righteousness and loyalty Finds life, righteousness and honor. Legacy Standard Bible He who pursues righteousness and lovingkindness Finds life, righteousness, and glory. Amplified Bible He who earnestly seeks righteousness and loyalty Finds life, righteousness, and honor. Christian Standard Bible The one who pursues righteousness and faithful love will find life, righteousness, and honor. Holman Christian Standard Bible The one who pursues righteousness and faithful love will find life, righteousness, and honor. American Standard Version He that followeth after righteousness and kindness Findeth life, righteousness, and honor. Contemporary English Version If you try to be kind and good, you will be blessed with life and goodness and honor. English Revised Version He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour. GOD'S WORD® Translation Whoever pursues righteousness and mercy will find life, righteousness, and honor. Good News Translation Be kind and honest and you will live a long life; others will respect you and treat you fairly. International Standard Version Whoever pursues righteousness and gracious love finds life, righteousness, and honor. Majority Standard Bible He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor. NET Bible The one who pursues righteousness and love finds life, bounty, and honor. New Heart English Bible He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor. Webster's Bible Translation He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honor. World English Bible He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhoever is pursuing righteousness and kindness, "" Finds life, righteousness, and honor. Young's Literal Translation Whoso is pursuing righteousness and kindness, Findeth life, righteousness, and honour. Smith's Literal Translation He pursuing justice and mercy shall find life, justice and honor. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe that followeth justice and mercy, shall find life, justice, and glory. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever follows justice and mercy shall discover life, justice, and glory. New American Bible Whoever pursues justice and kindness will find life and honor. New Revised Standard Version Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe who seeks after righteousness and mercy will find life, righteousness, and honor. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He that seeks righteousness and grace finds life, righteousness and glory. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He that followeth after righteousness and mercy Findeth life, prosperity, and honour. Brenton Septuagint Translation The way of righteousness and mercy will find life and glory. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The King's Heart…20Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them. 21He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor. 22A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.… Cross References Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. Romans 2:7 To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. 1 Timothy 6:11 But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. 2 Timothy 2:22 Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Isaiah 32:17 The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever. Psalm 34:14 Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. Psalm 37:27-29 Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever. / For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off. / The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever. Hebrews 12:14 Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. James 3:18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness. 1 Peter 3:11 He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. Galatians 6:8-9 The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. / Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Philippians 1:11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. Isaiah 51:1 “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 hewn. Hosea 10:12 Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain. Treasury of Scripture He that follows after righteousness and mercy finds life, righteousness, and honor. that Proverbs 15:9 The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness. Isaiah 51:1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. Hosea 6:3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth. findeth Proverbs 22:4 By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. Romans 2:7-10 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: … 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. Jump to Previous Find Findeth Finds Followeth Follows Goes Honor Honour Kindness Life Mercy Prosperity Pursues Pursuing RighteousnessJump to Next Find Findeth Finds Followeth Follows Goes Honor Honour Kindness Life Mercy Prosperity Pursues Pursuing RighteousnessProverbs 21 1. The king's heart in the hand of the LordHe who pursues The phrase "He who pursues" suggests an active, intentional effort. In the Hebrew text, the word for "pursues" is "רדף" (radaph), which implies a relentless chase or pursuit. This is not a passive waiting but an active seeking, akin to a hunter tracking his prey. In the biblical context, this pursuit is a lifelong journey, reflecting a deep commitment to spiritual growth and moral integrity. The pursuit of righteousness is a central theme in the wisdom literature of the Bible, emphasizing the importance of striving towards godliness and moral excellence. righteousness and loving devotion finds life righteousness and honor Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He who pursuesרֹ֭דֵף (rō·ḏêp̄) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute righteousness צְדָקָ֣ה (ṣə·ḏā·qāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively and loving devotion וָחָ֑סֶד (wā·ḥā·seḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty finds יִמְצָ֥א (yim·ṣā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present life, חַ֝יִּ֗ים (ḥay·yîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life righteousness, צְדָקָ֥ה (ṣə·ḏā·qāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively and honor. וְכָבֽוֹד׃ (wə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness Links Proverbs 21:21 NIVProverbs 21:21 NLT Proverbs 21:21 ESV Proverbs 21:21 NASB Proverbs 21:21 KJV Proverbs 21:21 BibleApps.com Proverbs 21:21 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 21:21 Chinese Bible Proverbs 21:21 French Bible Proverbs 21:21 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 21:21 He who follows after righteousness and kindness (Prov. 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