Proverbs 11:6

Geneva Bible (1560)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 10:8 : 8 He that diggeth a pit, shall fal into it, and he that breaketh the hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
  • 1 Kgs 2:44 : 44 The King sayde also to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickednes whereunto thine heart is priuie, that thou diddest to Dauid my father: the Lord therefore shall bring thy wickednesse vpon thine owne head.
  • Ps 7:15-16 : 15 Hee hath made a pitte and digged it, and is fallen into the pit that he made. 16 His mischiefe shall returne vpon his owne head, & his crueltie shall fall vpon his owne pate.
  • Prov 5:22 : 22 His owne iniquities shall take the wicked himselfe, and he shall be holden with the cordes of his owne sinne.
  • 1 Sam 12:3-4 : 3 Beholde, here I am: beare recorde of me before the Lord & before his Anointed. Whose oxe haue I taken? or whose asse haue I taken? or whome haue I done wrong to? or whome haue I hurt? or of whose hande haue I receiued any bribe, to blinde mine eyes therewith, and I will restore it you? 4 Then they sayde, Thou hast done vs no wrong, nor hast hurt vs, neither hast thou taken ought of any mans hand.
  • 1 Kgs 2:32-33 : 32 And the Lorde shall bring his blood vpon his owne head: for he smote two men more righteous and better then he, and slew them with the sword, & my father Dauid knew not: to wit, Abner the sonne of Ner, captaine of the hoste of Israel, and Amasa the sonne of Iether captaine of the hoste of Iudah. 33 Their blood shall therefore returne vpon the head of Ioab, and on the head of his seede for euer: but vpon Dauid, and vpon his seede, and vpon his house, and vpon his throne shal there be peace for euer from the Lord.
  • Gen 30:33 : 33 So shal my righteousnesse answere for me hereafter, when it shall come for my rewarde before thy face, and euery one that hath not litle or great spots among the goates, and blacke among the sheepe, the same shalbe theft with me.
  • Gen 31:37 : 37 Seeing thou hast searched all my stuffe, what hast thou foud of all thine houshold stuffe? put it here before my brethren & thy brethren, that they may iudge betweene vs both.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 11:3-5
    3 verses
    87%

    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.

    5The righteousnes of the vpright shal direct his way: but the wicked shall fall in his owne wickednes.

  • Prov 13:6
    83%

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

  • Prov 11:7-8
    2 verses
    80%

    7When a wicked man dieth, his hope perisheth, and the hope of the vniust shall perish.

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

  • Prov 28:10
    79%

    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 10:28-30
    3 verses
    79%

    28The patient abiding of the righteous shal be gladnesse: but the hope of the wicked shall perish.

    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 29:6
    79%

    6In the transgression of an euill man is his snare: but the righteous doeth sing and reioyce.

  • Prov 21:18
    79%

    18The wicked shalbe a ransome for the iust, and the transgressour for the righteous.

  • Prov 28:18
    78%

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

  • Prov 21:7
    78%

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

  • Prov 12:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6The talking of the wicked is to lye in waite for blood: but the mouth of the righteous will deliuer them.

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

  • Prov 12:12-13
    2 verses
    77%

    12The wicked desireth the net of euils: but the roote of the righteous giueth fruite.

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

  • Ps 1:5-6
    2 verses
    76%

    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 12:26
    76%

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

  • Prov 10:2
    76%

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

  • Prov 11:18-19
    2 verses
    76%

    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.

  • Ps 37:38-39
    2 verses
    75%

    38But the transgressours shall be destroyed together, and the ende of the wicked shall bee cut off.

    39But the saluation of the righteous men shalbe of the Lord: he shalbe their strength in the time of trouble.

  • Prov 14:32
    75%

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

  • 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 2:22
    75%

    22But the wicked shalbe cut off from ye earth, and the transgressours shalbe rooted out of it.

  • Isa 5:23
    75%

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

  • Ezek 33:18
    74%

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

  • Prov 14:11
    74%

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

  • Prov 21:12
    74%

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

  • Prov 11:31
    74%

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

  • Job 17:8
    74%

    8The righteous shalbe astonied at this, and the innocent shalbe moued against ye hypocrite.

  • Prov 29:16
    74%

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

  • Ps 37:17
    74%

    17For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iust men.

  • Prov 12:21
    74%

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

  • Ezek 33:12
    74%

    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.

  • Ezek 18:26
    73%

    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 14:19
    73%

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

  • Prov 10:9
    73%

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

  • Ps 34:21
    73%

    21But malice shal slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous, shall perish.

  • Prov 11:21
    73%

    21Though hande ioyne in hande, the wicked shall not be vnpunished: but the seede of the righteous shall escape.

  • Job 36:17
    73%

    17But thou art ful of the iudgement of the wicked, though iudgement and equitie maintaine all things.

  • Ps 107:42
    73%

    42The righteous shall see it, and reioyce, and all iniquitie shall stoppe her mouth.

  • Prov 13:21
    73%

    21Affliction followeth sinners: but vnto the righteous God will recompense good.

  • Prov 11:28
    73%

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

  • Ps 52:6
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    6The righteous also shall see it, and feare, and shall laugh at him, saying,

  • Ps 94:15
    73%

    15For iudgement shal returne to iustice, and all the vpright in heart shall followe after it.