Proverbs 13:6
Righteousness guards the way of integrity, 2 but wickedness overthrows the person of habitual sin ·missing the mark·. 1
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
In Context
5A upright man hates lies, 2 but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace. 1
Cross References
Psalms 15:2He who walks blamelessly does what is right, 2 and speaks truth in his heart; 1
Psalms 26:1Judge me, Adonai, for I have walked in my integrity. 2 I have trusted also in Adonai without wavering. 1
Proverbs 5:22The depravities (moral evils) of the wicked ensnare him. 2 The cords of his habitual sins ·missing the marks· hold him firmly. 1
Proverbs 11:5The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, 2 but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 1
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 →