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

3Honesty guides good people; dishonesty destroys treacherous people. 4Riches won’t help on the day of judgment, but right living can save you from death. The godly are directed by honesty; the wicked fall beneath their load of sin. 6The godliness of good people rescues them; the ambition of treacherous people traps them. 7When the wicked die, their hopes die with them, for they rely on their own feeble strength.

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 11:3Honesty guides good people; dishonesty destroys treacherous people.
• Proverbs 1:31Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, choking on their own schemes.
• Proverbs 5:22An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him.
• 2 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey, went to his hometown, set his affairs in order, and hanged himself. He died there and was buried in the family tomb.
• Esther 7:3Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor with the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my request, I ask that my life and the lives of my people will be spared.
• Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others. Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.
• Matthew 27:4“I have sinned,” he declared, “for I have betrayed an innocent man.” “What do we care?” they retorted. “That’s your problem.”

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)

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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