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Soכֵּןrighteousnessצְדָקָהleads to life,לְחַיִּיםand whoever pursuesוּמְרַדֵּףevilרָעָהgoes to his death.לְמוֹתוֹ
Proverbs 11:19
Study it in the app“So righteousness leads to life, and whoever pursues evil goes to his death.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 11:19, word by word
- righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedaka
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsedaka” appears- leads to lifeחַיִּיםchayim
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayim” appears- and whoever pursuesמְרַדֵּףmeradef
seek
To pursue something eagerly, like peace.
Where else “meradef” appears- evilרָעָהraa
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appears- goes to his deathמוֹתmot
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mot” appears
The context
18The wicked earns wages of falsehood, but whoever sows righteousness has a true reward.
19 · This verse (above)
20An abomination to YHWH are the crooked of heart, but the blameless in their way are his pleasure.