THEOSISProverbs 11:19Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Clemency prepareth life: and the pursuing of evil things, death.
כֵּן־צְדָקָ֥ה לְחַיִּ֑ים וּמְרַדֵּ֖ף רָעָ֣ה לְמוֹתֽוֹ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 10:16The work of the just is unto life: but the fruit of the wicked unto sin.
- Prov 19:23The fear of the Lord is unto life: and he shall abide in the fulness without being visited with evil.
- Prov 12:28In the path of justice is life: but the bye-way leadeth to death.
- Rom 2:8But to them that are contentious and who obey not the truth but give credit to iniquity, wrath and indignation.
- Rom 2:9Tribulation and anguish upon every soul of man that worketh evil: of the Jew first, and also of the Greek.
- Prov 7:22Immediately he followeth her as an ox led to be a victim, and as a lamb playing the wanton, and not knowing that he is drawn like a fool to bonds,
- Prov 7:23Till the arrow pierce his liver: as if a bird should make haste to the snare, and knoweth not that his life is in danger.
- Prov 1:16For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.