Proverbs 13:6
Ryghteousnesse kepeth the innocent in the way: but vngodlinesse doth ouerthrowe the sinner.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
In Context
5A ryghteous man abhorreth lyes: but the vngodly shameth hym selfe, and is put to scilence.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:22The wickednes of the vngodly shall catche him selfe, and with the snares of his owne sinne shall he be trapped.
Proverbs 11:5The ryghteousnesse of the innocent ordereth his way: but the vngodly shall fall in his owne wickednesse.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:6
The Righteous Exclusively Happy. 5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame. Note, 1. Where grace reigns sin is loathsome. It is the undoubted character of every righteous man that he hates lying (that is, all sin, for every sin is a lie, and particularly all fraud and falsehood in commerce and conversation), not only that he will not tell a lie, but he abhors lying, from a rooted reigning principle of love to truth and justice, and conformity to God. 2. Where sin reigns the… Read the whole commentary →