Proverbs 13:6

Proverbs 13:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
• New International Version (NIV)Righteousness guards the person of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless, but sin overthrows the wicked.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless, But wickedness overthrows the sinner.

Context of Proverbs 13:6

4The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made fat. 5A righteous man hates falsehood, But a wicked man acts disgustingly and shamefully. Righteousness guards the one whose way is blameless, But wickedness subverts the sinner. 7There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing; Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth. 8The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth, But the poor hears no rebuke.

Proverbs 13:6 word by word

צְ֭דָקָה תִּצֹּ֣ר תָּם־דָּ֑רֶךְ וְ֝רִשְׁעָ֗ה תְּסַלֵּ֥ף חַטָּֽאת׃Read the interlinear

• Righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• guardsנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341
• one whose wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• is blamelessתֹּםtôm · integrityH8537
• But wickednessרִשְׁעָהrish‛âh · wickednessH7564
• subvertsסָלַףsâlaph · to pervertH5557
• sinnerחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403

Cross-references for Proverbs 13:6

• Proverbs 11:3The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
• Psalms 15:2He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart.
• Psalms 25:21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for You.
• Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, And I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
• Proverbs 5:22His own iniquities will capture the wicked, And he will be held with the cords of his sin.
• Proverbs 21:12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked, Turning the wicked to ruin.
• 2 Chronicles 28:23For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which had defeated him, and said, “Because the gods of the kings of Aram helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But they became the downfall of him and all Israel.
• Psalms 140:11May a slanderer not be established in the earth; May evil hunt the violent man speedily.”

Commentaries on Proverbs 13:6

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6Verse 6 An honest desire to do right, preserves a man from fatal mistakes, better than a thousand fine-drawn distinctions.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. A sentiment of frequent recurrence, that piety benefits and sin injures.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 13:6

• Righteousness
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Proverbs 13

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings