'Life' in the Bible

Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly; it takes away the life of those who obtain it!

None who go in to her will return, nor will they reach the paths of life.

for they will provide a long and full life, and they will add well-being to you.

Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.

She is like a tree of life to those who obtain her, and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed.

So they will give life to you, and grace to adorn your neck.

Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.

Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.

for they are life to those who find them and healing to one's entire body.

Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.

Lest she should make level the path leading to life, her paths are unstable but she does not know it.

And at the end of your life you will groan when your flesh and your body are wasted away.

For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,

for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.

A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks wisdom, whoever does it destroys his own life.

till an arrow pierces his liver -- like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life.

For the one who finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord.

For because of me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.

The teaching of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

Fearing the Lord prolongs life, but the life span of the wicked will be shortened.

True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel.

In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.

The one who guards his words guards his life, but whoever is talkative will come to ruin.

The ransom of a person's life is his wealth, but the poor person hears no threat.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.

The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.

In the light of the king's face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds of the spring rain.

The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.

The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit.

The one who obeys commandments guards his life; the one who despises his ways will die.

Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.

Fearing the Lord leads to life, and one who does so will live satisfied; he will not be afflicted by calamity.

The one who pursues righteousness and love finds life, bounty, and honor.

The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.

The reward for humility and fearing the Lord is riches and honor and life.

If you say, "But we did not know about this," does not the one who evaluates hearts consider? Does not the one who guards your life know? Will he not repay each person according to his deeds?

Bloodthirsty people hate someone with integrity; as for the upright, they seek his life.

An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.

She brings him good and not evil all the days of her life.