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Proverbs 11:6
6When honest people are righteous, that will keep them safe. But the bad things that wicked people want will catch them in a trap.
Proverbs 11:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
- New International Version (NIV)The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.
Context of Proverbs 11:6
4When it is time for God to punish you, money will not help you to escape. But if you are righteous, that will save you from death. 5An honest man who is righteous has a straight path to walk on. But the sins of a wicked person will cause him to fall down. When honest people are righteous, that will keep them safe. But the bad things that wicked people want will catch them in a trap. 7When a wicked person dies, he has no hope for anything good. Everything that he hoped his strength would give him disappears! 8Righteous people escape from trouble. The trouble happens to wicked people instead.
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צִדְקַ֣ת יְ֭שָׁרִים תַּצִּילֵ֑ם וּ֝בְהַוַּ֗ת בֹּגְדִ֥ים יִלָּכֵֽדוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:6
- Genesis 30:33In the future, this will show that I am honest. You can check on my animals whenever you want to. I will only have sheep or goats that have marks on their skin, or black lambs. If I have any other animals, you may call me a robber.’
- Genesis 31:37Now you have looked through everything that I have. Did you find anything that belongs to you? If you have found anything, put it here. Then your relatives and my relatives can see it. Our relatives can decide which of us is right, you or me!’
- 1 Samuel 12:3Look at me. I stand here where the Lord and his chosen king can see me. Speak now if I have done any wrong thing against you. Have I taken anyone's cow or anyone's donkey? Have I cheated anyone? Have I been cruel to anyone? Have I received bribes from anyone to say that they are not guilty? If I have done any of those things, tell me! Then I will pay back my debt.’
- Proverbs 5:22The sins of a wicked person will be the trap that catches him. They will hold him like strong ropes.
- 1 Kings 2:32The Lord will now punish him because of the murders that he did. He used his sword to attack and kill two men, but he did not tell my father David about it. He murdered Ner's son Abner, the leader of Israel's army. He also murdered Jether's son Amasa, the leader of Judah's army. Both those men were better and more honest than Joab was.
- Psalms 7:16The ideas that they have to hurt other people bring trouble on themselves! They want to be cruel to other people, but they themselves receive the pain!
- Ecclesiastes 10:8If you dig a deep hole, you might fall into it. If you knock down a wall, a snake might bite you.
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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
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