Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
Bible References
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Proverbs 5:22
The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.
1 Kings 2:32
May the Lord punish him for the blood he shed; behind my father David's back he struck down and murdered with the sword two men who were more innocent and morally upright than he -- Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel's army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah's army.
Psalm 7:16
He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.
Ecclesiastes 10:8
One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.