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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He that seeks righteousness and grace finds life, righteousness and glory. Brenton Septuagint Translation The way of righteousness and mercy will find life and glory. Contemporary English Version If you try to be kind and good, you will be blessed with life and goodness and honor. Douay-Rheims Bible He that followeth justice and mercy, shall find life, justice, and glory. 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. JPS Tanakh 1917 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy Findeth life, prosperity, and honour. Literal Standard Version Whoever is pursuing righteousness and kindness, | Finds life, righteousness, and honor. Majority Standard Bible He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor. New American Bible Whoever pursues justice and kindness will find life and honor. NET Bible The one who pursues righteousness and love finds life, bounty, and honor. New Revised Standard Version Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life 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. Young's Literal Translation Whoso is pursuing righteousness and kindness, Findeth life, righteousness, and honour. Additional Translations ... 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. 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. Proverbs 3:22 They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck. Proverbs 15:9 The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness. 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 Lord(21) Righteousness and mercy.--He who endeavours to give God and man their due (see above on 10:2), and to shew love to them (Proverbs 3:3), will gain for himself length of days (Proverbs 3:16) power to live more and more uprightly, and present honour from God and man for so doing. In a higher sense he will gain life eternal now and hereafter (John 17:3), righteousness, or the forgiveness of sins (Romans 2:13), and honour (Romans 8:30) at the last day, when he will be acknowledged as a true son of God (Romans 8:19). . . . Verse 21. - He that followeth after righteousness and mercy. "Righteousness" (tsedakah), in the first hemistich, signifies the virtue which renders to all, God and man, their due, which is the characteristic of the righteous man (see on Proverbs 15:9). "Mercy" (chesed) is the conduct towards others, animated by love and sympathy (see note on Proverbs 3:3). Findeth life, righteoushess, and honor. "Righteousness" here is the gift of God to his faithful servants, grace to live a holy life. This becomes habit, and forms the righteous character (Job 29:14; Job 33:26). "Life" is a long and prosperous life in the world (Proverbs 3:16); "honour" is respect and reverence among fellow men, and glory in another world. "Whom he justified, them he also glorified" (Romans 8:80). "Life and honour" stand together in Proverbs 22:4. "The fear of the Lord," says Siracides, "is honour, and glory, and gladness, and a crown of rejoicing... maketh a merry heart... and giveth long life "(Ecclus. 1:11, etc.). The LXX. omits the second "righteousness" by mistake: "The way of righteousness and mercy will find life and glory" (Matthew 6:33). 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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