Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
New American Standard Bible
But
King James Version
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
Holman Bible
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.
International Standard Version
The righteousness of the innocent creates a level path, but the wicked fall by their wickedness.
A Conservative Version
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way, but the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness.
Amplified
The righteousness of the blameless will smooth their way and keep it straight,
But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
Bible in Basic English
The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.
Darby Translation
The righteousness of the perfect maketh plain his way; but the wicked falleth by his own wickedness.
Julia Smith Translation
The justice of the blameless shall make straight his way, and in his injustice the unjust shall fall.
King James 2000
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The righteousness of the blameless will keep his ways straight, but the wicked will fall by his wickedness.
Modern King James verseion
The righteousness of the perfect shall make his way right, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The righteousness of the innocent ordereth his way; but the ungodly shall fall in his own wickedness.
NET Bible
The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way, but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness.
New Heart English Bible
The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
The Emphasized Bible
The righteousness of the blameless, shall smooth his way, but, by his own lawlessness, shall the lawless one, fall.
Webster
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
World English Bible
The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
Youngs Literal Translation
The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
Themes
Business life » Debts » Suretyship, (indorsement), the dangers of
Credit system » Debts » Suretyship, (indorsement), the dangers of
Insecurity of the wicked » Fall of the wicked foretold
Righteousness » Keep saints in the right way
Suretyship » Suretyship, (endorsement), the dangers of
The fruit of righteousness » The righteousness of the perfect
Interlinear
Yashar
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 11:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death. 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 the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 5:22
His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
2 Samuel 17:23
And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home, unto his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
Esther 7:3-10
Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favor in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:
Psalm 9:15-16
The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
Proverbs 1:31-32
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.
Proverbs 3:6
In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.
Proverbs 11:3
The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
Matthew 27:4-5
saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to it .