Proverbs 11:19

As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

As righteousness (tendeth) to life; so he that pursueth evil (pursueth it) to his own death. The Hebrew word [ keen (H3651)] at the beginning of this verse connects this verse with the preceding, 'Thus then righteousness (tendeth) to life,' etc. Maurer strangely takes it as a participial adjective-`He who is upright in righteousness.' "Pursueth" - literally, incessantly and eagerly pursueth, like a hound after its prey [ raadap (H7291)], or a conqueror pursuing the vanquished (Judges 4:16; 2 Samuel 20:10).