Proverbs 11:5

Proverbs 11:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
• New International Version (NIV)The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way aright, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

Context of Proverbs 11:5

3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them. 4Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death. The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness. 6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires. 7When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.

Proverbs 11:5 word by word

צִדְקַ֣ת תָּ֭מִים תְּיַשֵּׁ֣ר דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וּ֝בְרִשְׁעָת֗וֹ יִפֹּ֥ל רָשָֽׁע׃Read the interlinear

• The righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• of the blamelessתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemished: blamelessH8549
• directsיָשַׁרyâshar · to smoothH3474
• their pathדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• but the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• by their own wickednessרִשְׁעָהrish‛âh · wickednessH7564

Cross-references for Proverbs 11:5

• Proverbs 11:3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
• Proverbs 1:31So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
• Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
• 2 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
• Esther 7:3Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.
• Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
• Matthew 27:4“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”

Commentaries on Proverbs 11:5

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-6Verses 5-6 The ways of wickedness are dangerous. And sin will be its own punishment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. direct--or, "make plain"; wicked ways are not plain (Pr 13:17).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 11:5

• Integrity
• Righteousness
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Proverbs 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings