Proverbs 11:5

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 11:5

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

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KJV

King James Version

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

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WEB

World English Bible

The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

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ASV

American Standard Version

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 11

³ The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.

⁴ Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

⁵ The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

⁶ The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

⁷ When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.

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