Proverbs 11:5

The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, 2 but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 1

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The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

In Context

4Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, 2 but righteousness delivers from death. 1

6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, 2 but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:18but these lay wait for their own blood. 2 They lurk secretly for their own lives. 1

Proverbs 3:6In all your ways acknowledge him, 2 and he will make your paths straight. 1

Proverbs 11:3The integrity of the upright shall guide them, 2 but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them. 1

Proverbs 14:32The wicked is brought down in his calamity, 2 but in death, the upright has a refuge. 1

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:5

4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death. Note, 1. The day of death will be a day of wrath. It is a messenger of God's wrath; therefore when Moses had meditated on man's mortality he takes occasion thence to admire the power of God's anger, Ps. cx. 11 . It is a debt owing, not to nature, but to God's justice. After death the judgment, and that is a day of wrath, Rev. vi. 17 . 2. Riches will stand men in no stead that day. They will neither put by the stroke nor ease the… Read the whole commentary →

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