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King James Version

Proverbs 21:21

He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Mercy;   Righteous;   Scofield Reference Index - Righteousness;   Thompson Chain Reference - Honour;   Honour-Dishonour;   The Topic Concordance - Finding;   Following;   Honor;   Life;   Mercy;   Righteousness;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Life;   Motives;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Alms;   Joshua B. Levi;   Life;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The one who pursues righteousness and faithful lovewill find life, righteousness, and honor.
Hebrew Names Version
He who follows after righteousness and kindness Finds life, righteousness, and honor.
English Standard Version
Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.
New American Standard Bible
One who pursues righteousness and loyalty Finds life, righteousness, and honor.
New Century Version
Whoever tries to live right and be loyal finds life, success, and honor.
Amplified Bible
He who earnestly seeks righteousness and loyalty Finds life, righteousness, and honor.
World English Bible
He who follows after righteousness and kindness Finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He that followeth after righteousnes and mercy, shal finde life, righteousnes, and glory.
Legacy Standard Bible
He who pursues righteousness and lovingkindnessFinds life, righteousness, and glory.
Berean Standard Bible
He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Contemporary English Version
If you try to be kind and good, you will be blessed with life and goodness and honor.
Complete Jewish Bible
He who pursues righteousness and kindness finds life, prosperity and honor.
Darby Translation
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
Easy-to-Read Version
People who try hard to do good and be faithful will find life, goodness, and honor.
George Lamsa Translation
He who seeks after righteousness and mercy will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Good News Translation
Be kind and honest and you will live a long life; others will respect you and treat you fairly.
Lexham English Bible
He who pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Literal Translation
He who pursues righteousness and mercy finds life, righteousness and honor.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Who so foloweth rightuousnesse and mercy, fyndeth both life, rightuousnesse and honor.
American Standard Version
He that followeth after righteousness and kindness Findeth life, righteousness, and honor.
Bible in Basic English
He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, prosperity, and honour.
King James Version (1611)
Hee that followeth after righteousnesse and mercy, findeth life, righteousnesse and honour.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Who so foloweth righteousnesse and mercy, findeth both life, righteousnesse, and honour.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The way of righteousness and mercy will find life and glory.
English Revised Version
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He that sueth riytfulnesse and mercy, schal fynde lijf and glorie.
Update Bible Version
He that follows after righteousness and kindness Finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Webster's Bible Translation
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honor.
New English Translation
The one who pursues righteousness and love finds life, bounty, and honor.
New King James Version
He who follows righteousness and mercy Finds life, righteousness and honor.
New Living Translation
Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love will find life, righteousness, and honor.
New Life Bible
He who follows what is right and loving and kind finds life, right-standing with God and honor.
New Revised Standard
Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He that pursueth righteousness and lovingkindness, shall find life, righteousness and honour.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He that followeth justice and mercy, shall find life, justice, and glory.
Revised Standard Version
He who pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor.
Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is pursuing righteousness and kindness, Findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
THE MESSAGE
Whoever goes hunting for what is right and kind finds life itself—glorious life!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He who pursues righteousness and loyalty Finds life, righteousness and honor.

Contextual Overview

21 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

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

Genesis 21:3
And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
Genesis 21:4
And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
Genesis 21:34
And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days.
Numbers 10:12
And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.
Numbers 12:16
And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.
Numbers 13:3
And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.
Numbers 13:26
And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.
Judges 14:2
And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.
1 Samuel 25:1
And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
1 Corinthians 7:38
So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth 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.


 
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