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 lazy one craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made prosperous. 5A righteous person hates a false statement, But a wicked person acts disgustingly and shamefully. Righteousness guards the one whose way is blameless, But wickedness brings the sinner to ruin. 7There is one who pretends to be rich but has nothing; Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth. 8The ransom of a person’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
• bringsסָלַףsâlaph · 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 perversity of the treacherous will destroy them.
• Psalms 15:2One who walks with integrity, practices righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart.
• Psalms 25:21Let integrity and uprightness protect me, For I wait for You.
• Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, And I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
• Proverbs 5:22His own wrongdoings will trap the wicked, And he will be held by the ropes of his sin.
• Proverbs 21:12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked, Bringing the wicked to ruin.
• 2 Chronicles 28:23For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus who had defeated him, and said, “Because the gods of the kings of Aram helped them, I will sacrifice to them so that they may help me.” But they became the downfall of him and all Israel.
• Psalms 140:11May a slanderer not endure on the earth; May evil hunt a violent person violently.”

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