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Proverbs 11:19 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death. "

Proverbs 11:19

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17 The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

19 He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.

20 Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

21 Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.

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Here we see that righteousness does not only end in life because God judges it so, and wickedness ends in death because God condemns it. Righteousness, by its very nature, moves a person toward life, and wickedness moves a person toward death.

True holiness is true happiness. It prepares a person for life, and it gives a promise and a foretaste of it. Righteousness shapes the soul, disposes it, and leads it toward life.

In the same way, people who keep giving themselves over to sin are preparing themselves for ruin. The more fiercely a person follows sinful desires, the more eagerly he is moving toward his own destruction. He stirs up judgment when it seems to be resting, and he speeds it up when it seems delayed.

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"The fear of the LORD leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble."

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From This Chapter

Proverbs 11:1

"A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but accurate weights are his delight."

Proverbs 11:2

"When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom."

Proverbs 11:3

"The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them."

Proverbs 11:4

"Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death."

Proverbs 11:5

"The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness."

Proverbs 11:6

"The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires."

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