Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Righteousness guards the perfect of way, but wickedness subverts a sin-offering.
New American Standard Bible
But wickedness subverts the
King James Version
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
Holman Bible
but wickedness undermines the sinner.
International Standard Version
Righteousness protects the blameless, but wickedness brings down the sinner.
A Conservative Version
Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
American Standard Version
Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
Amplified
Righteousness (being in right standing with God) guards the one whose way is blameless,
But wickedness undermines and overthrows the sinner.
Bible in Basic English
Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.
Darby Translation
Righteousness preserveth him that is perfect in the way; but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
Julia Smith Translation
Justice will guard the blameless of way: and injustice shall overthrow the sinning.
King James 2000
Righteousness keeps him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Righteousness will guard the upright of way, but wickedness will overthrow sin.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Righteousness keepeth the innocent in the way; but ungodliness shall overthrow the sinner.
NET Bible
Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
New Heart English Bible
Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
The Emphasized Bible
Righteousness, guardeth the man of blameless way, but, lawlessness, overthroweth the sinner.
Webster
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
World English Bible
Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
Youngs Literal Translation
Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.
Themes
Righteousness » Keep saints in the right way
The fruit of righteousness » What righteousness does
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 13:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Wise Son Lives Righteously
5 The righteous hates lying, but the wicked one is odious and acts shamefully. 6 Righteousness guards the perfect of way, but wickedness subverts a sin-offering. 7 There are those who act rich, yet have nothing; and those who act poor, yet have great riches.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 11:3
The integrity of the upright shall guide them; but the crookedness of traitors shall destroy them.
Proverbs 11:5-6
The righteousness of the perfect shall make his way right, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
2 Chronicles 28:23
For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus who struck him. And he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, I will sacrifice to them so that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel.
Psalm 15:2
He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart;
Psalm 25:21
Let purity and uprightness keep me; for I wait on You.
Psalm 26:1
A Psalm of David. Judge me, O Jehovah; for I have walked in my truthfulness. I have trusted also in Jehovah; I shall not slide.
Psalm 140:11
Do not let an evil speaker be established in the earth; evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Proverbs 5:22
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sin.
Proverbs 21:12
The righteous wisely considers the house of the wicked; but God overthrows the wicked for their wickedness.