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Proverbs 12:28

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Proverbs 12:28 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.
Proverbs 12:28 — American Standard Version

Context — Proverbs 12

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
25Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.
26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men [is to] the diligent.
28In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“(Compare Pro 8:8, Pro 8:20, &c.). A sentiment often stated; here first affirmatively, then negatively. Next: Proverbs Chapter 13”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Pro 8:35, Pro 9:11, Pro 10:16, Pro 11:19; Eze 18:9, Eze 18:20-24; Rom 5:21, Rom 6:22, Rom 6:23; Tit 2:11, Tit 2:12; Jo1 2:29, Jo1 3:7; Jo3 1:11 Next: Proverbs Chapter 13”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“28 In the path of righteousness is life, And the way of its path is immortality. All the old versions to the Venet. give אל־ instead of אל־, and are therefore under the necessity of extracting from ודּרך נתיבה a meaning corresponding to this, εἰς θάνατον, in which they are followed by Hitzig: "a devious way leadeth to death." But נתיב (נתיבה) signifies step, and generally way and street (vid., at Pro 1:15), not "devious way," which is expressed, Jdg 5:6, by ארחות עקלקלות. And that אל is anywhere punctuated thus in the sense of אל is previously improbable, because the Babylonian system of punctuation distinguishes the negative אל with a short Pathach, and the prepositional אל (Arab. ilâ)…”
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