Proverbs 11:5

Proverbs chapter 11 · verse 5 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

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

King James Version · 1611

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

American Standard Version · 1901

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

v.4Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.

v.5This passage

v.6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

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Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.
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Proverbs 11:3
The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.