Proverbs 11:6
The righteousness of upright men delivers them: but transgressors are caught in their own destruction.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
7At the death of a just man his hope does not perish: but the boast of the ungodly perishes.
Cross References
Genesis 30:33And my righteousness shall + 30:33 Hearken to or obey me.answer for me on the morrow, for it is my reward before thee: whatever shall not be spotted and speckled among the goats, and grey among the rams, shall be stolen with me.
1 Samuel 12:3Behold, here am I, answer against me before the Lord and before his anointed: whose calf have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom of you have I oppressed? or whom have I been violent with? or from whose hand have I taken a + 12:3 Gr. propitiation.bribe, even to a sandal? bear witness against me, and I will make restitution to you.
1 Kings 2:44And the king said to Semei, Thou knowest all thy mischief which thy heart knows, which thou didst to David my father: and the Lord has recompensed thy mischief on thine own head.
Proverbs 5:22Iniquities ensnare a man, and every one is bound in the chains of his own sins.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:6-7
5 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness. These two verses are, in effect, the same, and both to the same purport with v. 3 . For the truths are here of such certainty and weight that they cannot be too often inculcated. Let us govern ourselves by these principles. I. That the ways of religion are plain and safe, and in them we may enjoy a… Read the whole commentary →