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Proverbs 11:19

Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
Proverbs 11:19
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Original language (Hebrew)

כֵּן־צְדָקָ֥ה לְחַיִּ֑ים וּמְרַדֵּ֖ף רָעָ֣ה לְמוֹתֽוֹ׃

  1. כֵּן־ken-“true”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֵּן · “right” · Strong's H3651A
  2. צְדָקָ֥הtze.da.Kah“righteousness”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from צְדָקָה · “righteousness” · Strong's H6666
  3. לְחַיִּ֑יםle.chai.Yim“[is] to life”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חַיִּים · “life” · Strong's H2416E
  4. וּמְרַדֵּ֖ףu.me.ra.Def“and [one who] pursues”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָדַף · “to pursue” · Strong's H7291
  5. רָעָ֣הra.'Ah“evil”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רָעָה · “evil” · Strong's H7451I
  6. לְמוֹתֽוֹ׃le.mo.To“[is] to own death his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָ֫וֶת · “death” · Strong's H4194
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)