Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

Bible References

But

Proverbs 5:22
A wicked man’s iniquities entrap him;
he is entangled in the ropes of his own sin.
1 Kings 2:32
The Lord will bring back his own blood on his head because he struck down two men more righteous and better than he, without my father David’s knowledge. With his sword, Joab murdered Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.
Psalm 7:16
His trouble comes back on his own head,
and his violence falls on the top of his head.
Ecclesiastes 10:8
The one who digs a pit may fall into it,
and the one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

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