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Proverbs 21:21
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He who pursues righteousness and lovingkindnessFinds life, righteousness, and glory.
He who pursues righteousness and loyalty Finds life, righteousness and honor.
Who so foloweth righteousnesse and mercy, findeth both life, righteousnesse, and honour.
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
He who follows righteousness and mercy Finds life, righteousness and honor.
He who pursues righteousness and mercy finds life, righteousness and honor.
People who try hard to do good and be faithful will find life, goodness, and honor.
He who follows after righteousness and kindness Finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Hee that followeth after righteousnesse and mercy, findeth life, righteousnesse and honour.
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
Who so foloweth rightuousnesse and mercy, fyndeth both life, rightuousnesse and honor.
Whoever goes hunting for what is right and kind finds life itself—glorious life!
He that followeth after righteousness and kindness Findeth life, righteousness, and honor.
He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.
He that follows after righteousness and kindness Finds life, righteousness, and honor.
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honor.
The one who pursues righteousness and love finds life, bounty, and honor.
If you try to be kind and good, you will be blessed with life and goodness and honor.
He who pursues righteousness and kindness finds life, prosperity and honor.
He that followeth after righteousnes and mercy, shal finde life, righteousnes, and glory.
He who seeks after righteousness and mercy will find life, righteousness, and honor.
He who follows after righteousness and kindness Finds life, righteousness, and honor.
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, prosperity, and honour.
Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love will find life, righteousness, and honor.
He who follows what is right and loving and kind finds life, right-standing with God and honor.
The way of righteousness and mercy will find life and glory.
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor.
He that pursueth righteousness and lovingkindness, shall find life, righteousness and honour.
He that followeth justice and mercy, shall find life, justice, and glory.
He who pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.
One who pursues righteousness and loyalty Finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Whoever tries to live right and be loyal finds life, success, and honor.
Be kind and honest and you will live a long life; others will respect you and treat you fairly.
The one who pursues righteousness and faithful love will find life, righteousness, and honor.
He that sueth riytfulnesse and mercy, schal fynde lijf and glorie.
He who pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor.
Whoso is pursuing righteousness and kindness, Findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that: Proverbs 15:9, Isaiah 51:1, Hosea 6:3, Matthew 5:6, Romans 14:19, Philippians 3:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, 1 Timothy 6:11, 2 Timothy 2:22, Hebrews 12:14
findeth: Proverbs 22:4, Romans 2:7-10, 1 Corinthians 15:58, 2 Timothy 4:7, 2 Timothy 4:8, 1 Peter 1:7
Reciprocal: Proverbs 21:7 - because Romans 9:30 - followed 1 Corinthians 14:1 - Follow 2 Corinthians 9:9 - his
Cross-References
Abraham named his son Isaac (laughter), the son to whom Sarah gave birth.
So Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, just as God had commanded him.
And Abraham lived [as a resident alien] in the land of the Philistines for many days.
and the Israelites set out on their journey from the Wilderness of Sinai, and the cloud [of the LORD'S guiding presence] settled down in the Wilderness of Paran.
Afterward the people moved on from Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of Paran.
So Moses sent spies from the Wilderness of Paran at the command of the LORD, all of them men who were heads of the Israelites.
they came to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the sons of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh, and brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the land's fruit.
So he went back and told his father and his mother, "I saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines; now get her for me as a wife."
Now Samuel died; and all Israel assembled and mourned for him, and they buried him at his house in Ramah. Then David left and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.
So then both the father who gives his virgin daughter in marriage does well, and he who does not give her in marriage will do better.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy,.... Is eager, diligent, and fervent in his pursuit of these things: "after righteousness"; not a legal righteousness, such as the Jews followed after, but did not attain to; because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law, Romans 9:31; by which there is no righteousness or justification before God; but an evangelical righteousness, the righteousness of Christ; see Isaiah 51:1. To follow after it is to seek, desire, and thirst after it, Matthew 5:6; which supposes a want of righteousness, a sense of that want; a view of a righteousness without them, even in Christ; a love and liking of it, and therefore follow after it; it being pure, perfect, agreeably to the law and justice of God, which justifies now, and will answer for them in a time to come. And such follow after "mercy" or "grace" g; seeing themselves miserable by sin, and having no merit of their own, apply to God for pardoning grace and mercy; and seek for righteousness in a way of grace, as a free gift; and for the whole of salvation in the same way, as well as for all grace and fresh supplies of it: it may be understood, in consequence of the former, of a diligent and eager performance of works of righteousness and mercy, and an earnest desire after both. And such a man
findeth life, righteousness, and honour; which is more than he is said to follow after: "life" spiritual, which he has from Christ by his Spirit, and which is owing to the grace and mercy of God; and eternal life, through the righteousness of Christ, in whom it is only to be found, and from whom all the blessings of life come; who has it in his hands to give, and does give it to all his people: "righteousness" also he finds, not in himself, nor by the works of the law, but in Christ; being directed to him by the Spirit and word of God; and an excellent finding this is; a robe of righteousness, which he lays hold upon, puts on, and rejoices in: and likewise "honour", through relation to God and Christ; through grace received from them; by enjoying the presence of them, and being made a king and priest to God; and hereafter will be placed at Christ's right hand, inherit the kingdom of glory, sit on the same throne with Christ, and wear the crown of life and righteousness.
g חסד "gratiam", Cocceius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The man who keeps “righteousness” will assuredly find it, but he will find besides it the “life” and the “honor” which he was not seeking. Compare 1 Kings 3:13; Matthew 6:33.
