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 treacherous destroys them. 4Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath, but righteousness rescues from death. The righteousness of the blameless clears his path, but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness. 6The righteousness of the upright rescues them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires. 7When the wicked person dies, his expectation comes to nothing, and hope placed in wealth vanishes.

Proverbs 11:5 word by word

צִדְקַ֣ת תָּ֭מִים תְּיַשֵּׁ֣ר דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וּ֝בְרִשְׁעָת֗וֹ יִפֹּ֥ל רָשָֽׁע׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• of the perfectתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemished: blamelessH8549
• shall directיָשַׁרyâshar · to smoothH3474
• his wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• but the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• shall fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• by his own wickednessרִשְׁעָהrish‛âh · wickednessH7564

Cross-references for Proverbs 11:5

• Proverbs 11:3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.
• Proverbs 1:31they will eat the fruit of their way and be glutted with their own schemes.
• Proverbs 5:22A wicked man’s iniquities will trap him; he will become tangled in the ropes of his own sin.
• 2 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He set his house in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
• Esther 7:3Queen Esther answered, “If I have found favor with you, Your Majesty, and if the king is pleased, spare my life; this is my request. And spare my people; this is my desire.
• Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into the pit they made; their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.
• Matthew 27:4“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What’s that to us?” they said. “See to it yourself!”

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)

In the dictionaries

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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