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
The evil-doer will be taken in the net of his crimes, and prisoned in the cords of his sin.
1 Kings 2:32
And the Lord will send back his blood on his head, because of the attack he made on two men more upright and better than himself, putting them to the sword without my father's knowledge; even Abner, the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa, the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.
Psalm 7:16
His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.
Ecclesiastes 10:8
He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain