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Proverbs 13:6
6Righteousness guards one who walks in integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
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 slacker’s soul craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent soul will be satisfied. 5A righteous person hates lying, but the wicked acts in shameful disgrace. Righteousness guards one who walks in integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner. 7One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. 8A man’s riches may ransom his life, but a poor person hears no threat.
Read all of Proverbs 13Proverbs 13:6 word by word
צְ֭דָקָה תִּצֹּ֣ר תָּם־דָּ֑רֶךְ וְ֝רִשְׁעָ֗ה תְּסַלֵּ֥ף חַטָּֽאת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 13:6
- Proverbs 11:3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
- Psalms 15:2The one who walks with integrity, who does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart,
- Psalms 25:21May integrity and uprightness protect me—for I wait for You.
- Psalms 26:1Of David. Vindicate me, Adonai, for I have walked in my integrity, and trusted in Adonai without wavering.
- Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man will ensnare him. The cords of his sin will hold him down.
- Proverbs 21:12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked, throwing the wicked down to their ruin.
- 2 Chronicles 28:23He even sacrificed to the gods of Damascus after he had been defeated, for he said, “Because the gods of the kings of Aram helped them, I will sacrifice to them and they will help me.” But they caused the downfall of him and all Israel.
- Psalms 140:11Let burning coals fall upon them. May they be cast into the fire, into deep pits, never to rise again.
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
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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
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