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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way aright, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The godly are directed by honesty; the wicked fall beneath their load of sin.

Context of Proverbs 11:5

3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. 4Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness. 6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust. 7When the wicked dies, his hope will perish, and the expectation of wealth perishes too.

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 crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
• Proverbs 1:31therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way, and have their fill of their own devices.
• Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
• 2 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and went off home to his own city. He set his house in order and hanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.
• Esther 7:3Then Queen Esther answered, "If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be granted me for my wish, and my people for my request.
• Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught.
• Matthew 27:4saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." They said, "What is that to us? 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