Proverbs 13:6
Righteousnesse preserueth the vpright of life: but wickednes ouerthroweth the sinner.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
In Context
5A righteous man hateth lying wordes: but the wicked causeth slander and shame.
Cross References
1 Kings 13:34And this thing turned to sinne vnto the house of Ieroboam, euen to roote it out, and destroy it from the face of the earth.
Psalms 15:2He that walketh vprightly and worketh righteousnes, and speaketh the trueth in his heart.
Psalms 26:1A Psalme of David. Judge me, O Lord, for I haue walked in mine innocency: my trust hath bene also in the Lord: therefore shall I not slide.
Proverbs 5:22His owne iniquities shall take the wicked himselfe, and he shall be holden with the cordes of his owne sinne.
Proverbs 11:5The righteousnes of the vpright shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall in his owne wickednes.
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 →