Proverbs 11:5

Geneva Bible (1560)

The righteousnes of the vpright shal direct his way: but the wicked shall fall in his owne wickednes.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 5:22 : 22 His owne iniquities shall take the wicked himselfe, and he shall be holden with the cordes of his owne sinne.
  • Prov 11:3 : 3 The vprightnes of the iust shal guide them: but the frowardnes of the transgressers shall destroy them.
  • Matt 27:4-5 : 4 Saying, I haue sinned, betraying the innocent bloud. But they sayde, What is that to vs? see thou to it. 5 And when hee had cast downe the siluer pieces in the Temple, hee departed, and went, and hanged himselfe.
  • 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 Nowe when Ahithophel sawe that his counsell was not followed, he sadled his asse, and arose, and he went home vnto his citie, and put his houshold in order, & hanged him selfe, and dyed, and was buryed in his fathers graue.
  • Esth 7:3-9 : 3 And Ester the Queene answered, and said, If I haue found fauour in thy sight, O King, and if it please the King, let my life be giuen me at my petition, and my people at my request. 4 For we are solde, I, & my people, to be destroyed, to be slayne and to perish: but if we were solde for seruants, and for handmaides, I woulde haue helde my tongue: although the aduersarie could not recompense the Kings losse. 5 Then King Ahashuerosh answered, and said vnto the Queene Ester, Who is he? and where is he that presumeth to doe thus? 6 And Ester said, The aduersarie and enemie is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afrayde before the King and the Queene. 7 And the King arose from ye banket of wine in his wrath, and went into the palace garden: but Haman stood vp, to make request for his life to the Queene Ester: for he sawe that there was a mischiefe prepared for him of the King. 8 And when the King came againe out of the palace garden, into the house where they dranke wine, Haman was fallen vpon the bed whereon Ester sate! therefore the King sayd, Will he force the Queene also before me in the house? As the worde went out of the Kings mouth, they couered Hamans face. 9 And Harbonah one of the eunuches, sayde in the presence of the King, Beholde, there standeth yet the tree in Hamans house fiftie cubites hie, which Haman had prepared for Mordecai, that spake good for the King. Then the King sayd, Hang him thereon. 10 So they hanged Haman on the tree, that he had prepared for Mordecai: then was the Kings wrath pacified.
  • Ps 9:15-16 : 15 The heathen are sunken downe in the pit that they made: in the nette that they hid, is their foote taken. 16 The Lord is knowen by executing iudgement: the wicked is snared in the worke of his owne handes. Higgaion. Selah.
  • Prov 1:31-32 : 31 Therefore shal they eate of ye fruite of their owne way, and be filled with their owne deuises. 32 For ease slaieth the foolish, and the prosperitie of fooles destroyeth them.
  • Prov 3:6 : 6 In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy wayes.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 11:6
    87%

    6The righteousnesse of the iust shall deliuer them: but the transgressers shall be taken in their owne wickednes.

  • Prov 13:6
    83%

    6Righteousnesse preserueth the vpright of life: but wickednes ouerthroweth the sinner.

  • Prov 11:3-4
    2 verses
    82%

    3The vprightnes of the iust shal guide them: but the frowardnes of the transgressers shall destroy them.

    4Riches auaile not in the day of wrath: but righteousnes deliuereth from death.

  • Prov 28:10
    81%

    10He that causeth the righteous to go astray by an euill way, shal fall into his owne pit, and the vpright shall inherite good things.

  • Prov 11:18-19
    2 verses
    78%

    18The wicked worketh a deceitful worke: but hee that soweth righteousnes, shall receiue a sure rewarde.

    19As righteousnes leadeth to life: so hee that followeth euill, seeketh his owne death.

  • Prov 28:18
    78%

    18He that walketh vprightly, shalbe saued: but he that is froward in his wayes, shall once fall.

  • Prov 11:8
    78%

    8The righteous escapeth out of trouble, and the wicked shall come in his steade.

  • Prov 12:26
    78%

    26The righteous is more excellent then his neighbour: but the way of the wicked will deceiue them.

  • Ps 1:5-6
    2 verses
    78%

    5Therefore the wicked shall not stande in the iudgement, nor sinners in the assemblie of the righteous.

    6For the Lorde knoweth the way of the righteous, & the way of the wicked shal perish.

  • Prov 10:29-30
    2 verses
    77%

    29The way of the Lord is strength to the vpright man: but feare shall be for the workers of iniquitie.

    30The righteous shall neuer be remooued: but the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

  • Prov 10:9
    77%

    9He that walketh vprightly, walketh boldely: but he that peruerteth his wayes, shalbe knowen.

  • Prov 12:7
    77%

    7God ouerthroweth the wicked, and they are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

  • Prov 11:28
    77%

    28He that trusteth in his riches, shall fall: but the righteous shall florish as a leafe.

  • Prov 29:16
    77%

    16When the wicked are increased, transgression increaseth: but ye righteous shall see their fall.

  • Ezek 33:18
    76%

    18When the righteous turneth from his righteousnesse, and committeth iniquitie, he shall euen die thereby.

  • Prov 24:16
    76%

    16For a iust man falleth seuen times, and riseth againe: but the wicked fall into mischiefe.

  • Prov 21:12
    76%

    12The righteous teacheth the house of the wicked: but God ouerthroweth the wicked for their euill.

  • Prov 14:32
    76%

    32The wicked shall be cast away for his malice: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

  • Prov 21:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7The robberie of the wicked shall destroy them: for they haue refused to execute iudgement.

    8The way of some is peruerted and strange: but of the pure man, his worke is right.

  • Prov 10:2-3
    2 verses
    76%

    2The treasures of wickednesse profite nothing: but righteousnesse deliuereth from death.

    3The Lord will not famish the soule of the righteous: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

  • Prov 14:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11The house of the wicked shalbe destroyed: but the tabernacle of the righteous shall florish.

    12There is a way that seemeth right to a man: but the issues thereof are the wayes of death.

  • Prov 12:5
    75%

    5The thoughtes of the iust are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceitfull.

  • Prov 4:18-19
    2 verses
    75%

    18But the way of the righteous shineth as the light, that shineth more and more vnto the perfite day.

    19The way of the wicked is as the darkenes: they knowe not wherein they shall fall.

  • Prov 5:22
    75%

    22His owne iniquities shall take the wicked himselfe, and he shall be holden with the cordes of his owne sinne.

  • Prov 2:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20Therefore walke thou in the way of good men, and keepe the wayes of the righteous.

    21For the iust shal dwell in the land, and the vpright men shall remaine in it.

  • Prov 10:16
    75%

    16The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: but the reuenues of the wicked to sinne.

  • Prov 12:21
    75%

    21There shal none iniquitie come to the iust: but the wicked are full of euill.

  • Prov 12:28
    75%

    28Life is in the way of righteousnesse, and in that path way there is no death.

  • Ezek 18:26
    74%

    26For when a righteous man turneth away from his righteousnes, and committeth iniquitie, he shall euen die for the same, he shal euen die for his iniquitie, that he hath done.

  • Prov 11:23
    74%

    23The desire of the righteous is onely good: but the hope of the wicked is indignation.

  • Prov 12:13
    74%

    13The euill man is snared by the wickednesse of his lips, but the iust shall come out of aduersitie.

  • Prov 25:26
    74%

    26A righteous man falling downe before the wicked, is like a troubled well, & a corrupt spring.

  • Hos 14:9
    74%

    9(14:10) Who is wise, and he shall vnderstande these things? and prudent, and he shall knowe them? for the wayes of the Lorde are righteous, and the iust shall walke in them: but the wicked shal fall therein.

  • Prov 11:31
    74%

    31Beholde, the righteous shalbe recompensed in the earth: howe much more the wicked and the sinner?

  • Prov 14:19
    74%

    19The euill shall bowe before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Job 18:7
    74%

    7The steps of his strength shalbe restrained, and his owne counsell shall cast him downe.

  • Isa 5:23
    74%

    23Which iustifie the wicked for a rewarde, and take away the righteousnesse of the righteous from him.

  • Isa 3:11
    74%

    11Woe be to the wicked, it shalbe euill with him: for the reward of his handes shalbe giuen him.

  • Prov 21:29
    74%

    29A wicked man hardeneth his face: but the iust, he will direct his way.

  • Ezek 33:12
    73%

    12Therefore thou sonne of man, saye vnto the children of thy people, The righteousnesse of the righteous shall not deliuer him in the day of his transgression, nor the wickednesse of the wicked shall cause him to fall therein, in the day that he returneth from his wickednesse, neither shal the righteous liue for his righteousnesse in the day that he sinneth.

  • Isa 26:7
    73%

    7The way of the iust is righteousnesse: thou wilt make equall the righteous path of the iust.