Proverbs 13:6
Goodness protects those who live right, but sin overcomes the wicked.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
In Context
5Good people hate lies, but the wicked cause a stink and bring disgrace.
7Some pretend to be rich, but don't have anything, while others pretend to be poor and are very rich.
Cross References
1 Kings 13:34It was because of this sin that the house of Jeroboam was wiped out, completely destroyed from the face of the earth.
Psalms 15:2Those who live without fault and do what is right, those who sincerely tell the truth.
Psalms 26:1Confirm that I'm innocent, Lord, for I have acted with integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without fail.
Proverbs 5:22The wicked are trapped by their evil actions; the cords of their sins tie them up.
Proverbs 11:5The goodness of the innocent keeps them on track, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
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 →