Proverbs 13:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 11:3 : 3 The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.
  • Prov 11:5-6 : 5 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. 6 The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.
  • Prov 21:12 : 12 The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.
  • 2 Chr 28:23 : 23 For he made offerings to the gods of Damascus, who were attacking him, and said, Because the gods of the kings of Aram are giving them help, I will make offerings to them so that they may give me help. But they were the cause of his downfall, and of that of all Israel.
  • Ps 15:2 : 2 He who goes on his way uprightly, doing righteousness, and saying what is true in his heart;
  • Ps 25:21 : 21 For my clean and upright ways keep me safe, because my hope is in you.
  • Ps 26:1 : 1 <Of David.> O Lord, be my judge, for my behaviour has been upright: I have put my faith in the Lord, I am not in danger of slipping.
  • Ps 140:11 : 11 Let not a man of evil tongue be safe on earth: let destruction overtake the violent man with blow on blow.
  • Prov 5:22 : 22 The evil-doer will be taken in the net of his crimes, and prisoned in the cords of his sin.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 11:3-6
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    3The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

    4Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.

    5The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

    6The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.

  • Prov 12:6-7
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    6The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.

    7Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

  • Ps 1:5-6
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    79%

    5For this cause there will be no mercy for sinners when they are judged, and the evil-doers will have no place among the upright,

    6Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

  • Prov 10:29-30
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    29The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

    30The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

  • Prov 16:17
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    17The highway of the upright is to be turned away from evil: he who takes care of his way will keep his soul.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

  • Prov 14:34
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    34By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.

  • Prov 13:21
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    21Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

  • Prov 28:18
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    18He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.

  • Prov 29:6
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    6In the steps of an evil man there is a net for him, but the upright man gets away quickly and is glad.

  • Prov 13:5
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    5The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.

  • Prov 15:9
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    9The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him.

  • Prov 24:16
    77%

    16For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.

  • Prov 10:16-17
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    16The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

    17He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.

  • Prov 14:11
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    11The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well.

  • Prov 29:27
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    27An evil man is disgusting to the upright, and he who is upright is disgusting to evil-doers.

  • Ezek 33:18
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    18When the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, death will overtake him in it.

  • Prov 2:20
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    20So that you may go in the way of good men, and keep in the footsteps of the upright.

  • Prov 11:19
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    19So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

  • Ps 37:16-17
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    76%

    16The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.

    17For the arms of the evil-doers will be broken: but the Lord is the support of the good.

  • Isa 26:7
    75%

    7The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.

  • Prov 13:15
    75%

    15Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

  • Job 17:9
    75%

    9Still the upright keeps on his way, and he who has clean hands gets new strength.

  • Prov 11:8
    75%

    8The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.

  • Prov 21:18
    75%

    18The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.

  • Prov 29:16
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    16When evil men are in power, wrongdoing is increased; but the upright will have pleasure when they see their downfall.

  • Prov 2:8
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    8He keeps watch on the ways which are right, and takes care of those who have the fear of him.

  • Prov 22:12
    75%

    12The eyes of the Lord keep knowledge, but by him the acts of the false man will be overturned.

  • Prov 2:13
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    13Who give up the way of righteousness, to go by dark roads;

  • Prov 13:9
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    9There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

  • Prov 11:31
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    31If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!