World English Bible
Proverbs 11:19
“He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 11
17
The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
18
Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
19
He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.
20
Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
21
Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous will be delivered.