Proverbs 13:6

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 11:3 : 3 ¶ The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
  • Prov 11:5-6 : 5 ¶ The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in [their own] naughtiness.
  • Prov 21:12 : 12 ¶ The righteous [man] wisely considereth the house of the wicked: [but God] overthroweth the wicked for [their] wickedness.
  • 2 Chr 28:23 : 23 For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, [therefore] will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
  • Ps 15:2 : 2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
  • Ps 25:21 : 21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
  • Ps 26:1 : 1 ¶ [A Psalm] of David. Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; [therefore] I shall not slide.
  • Ps 140:11 : 11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow [him].
  • Prov 5:22 : 22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 11:3-6
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    3¶ The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

    4¶ Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

    5¶ The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in [their own] naughtiness.

  • Prov 12:6-7
    2 verses
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    6¶ The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

    7¶ The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

  • Ps 1:5-6
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    79%

    5Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

    6For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12¶ The righteous [man] wisely considereth the house of the wicked: [but God] overthroweth the wicked for [their] wickedness.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26¶ The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

  • Prov 10:29-30
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    29¶ The way of the LORD [is] strength to the upright: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.

    30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9¶ He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 16:17
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    17¶ The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6¶ Better [is] the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than [he that is] perverse [in his] ways, though he [be] rich.

  • Prov 14:34
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    34¶ Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin [is] a reproach to any people.

  • Prov 13:21
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    21¶ Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10¶ Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good [things] in possession.

  • Prov 28:18
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    18¶ Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but [he that is] perverse [in his] ways shall fall at once.

  • Prov 29:6
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    6¶ In the transgression of an evil man [there is] a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

  • Prov 13:5
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    5¶ A righteous [man] hateth lying: but a wicked [man] is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

  • Prov 15:9
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    9¶ The way of the wicked [is] an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

  • Prov 24:16
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    16For a just [man] falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7¶ The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

  • Prov 15:6
    77%

    6¶ In the house of the righteous [is] much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

  • Prov 10:16-17
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    16¶ The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

    17¶ He [is in] the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

  • Prov 14:11
    76%

    11¶ The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

  • Prov 29:27
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    27¶ An unjust man [is] an abomination to the just: and [he that is] upright in the way [is] abomination to the wicked.

  • Ezek 33:18
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    18When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.

  • Prov 2:20
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    20That thou mayest walk in the way of good [men], and keep the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 11:19
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    19¶ As righteousness [tendeth] to life: so he that pursueth evil [pursueth it] to his own death.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19¶ The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 21:29
    76%

    29¶ A wicked man hardeneth his face: but [as for] the upright, he directeth his way.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2¶ He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but [he that is] perverse in his ways despiseth him.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32¶ The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

  • Ps 37:16-17
    2 verses
    76%

    16A little that a righteous man hath [is] better than the riches of many wicked.

    17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

  • Isa 26:7
    75%

    7The way of the just [is] uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

  • Prov 13:15
    75%

    15¶ Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors [is] hard.

  • Job 17:9
    75%

    9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

  • Prov 11:8
    75%

    8¶ The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

  • Prov 21:18
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    18¶ The wicked [shall be] a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

  • Prov 29:16
    75%

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

  • Prov 2:8
    75%

    8He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.

  • Prov 22:12
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    12¶ The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.

  • Prov 2:13
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    13Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

  • Prov 13:9
    75%

    9¶ The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6¶ Blessings [are] upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 11:31
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    31¶ Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.