Proverbs 11:6

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The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the treacherous will be ensnared by their own desires.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 10:8 : 8 Wisdom is Needed to Avert Dangers in Everyday Life One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
  • 1 Kgs 2:44 : 44 Then the king said to Shimei,“You are well aware of the way you mistreated my father David. The LORD will punish you for what you did.
  • Ps 7:15-16 : 15 he digs a pit and then falls into the hole he has made. 16 He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.
  • Prov 5:22 : 22 The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.
  • 1 Sam 12:3-4 : 3 Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the LORD and before his chosen king. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me, and I will return it to you!” 4 They replied,“You have not wronged us or oppressed us. You have not taken anything from the hand of anyone.”
  • 1 Kgs 2:32-33 : 32 May the LORD punish him for the blood he shed; behind my father David’s back he struck down and murdered with the sword two men who were more innocent and morally upright than he– Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army. 33 May Joab and his descendants be perpetually guilty of their shed blood, but may the LORD give perpetual peace to David, his descendants, his family, and his dynasty.”
  • Gen 30:33 : 33 My integrity will testify for me later on. When you come to verify that I’ve taken only the wages we agreed on, if I have in my possession any goat that is not speckled or spotted or any sheep that is not dark-colored, it will be considered stolen.”
  • Gen 31:37 : 37 When you searched through all my goods, did you find anything that belonged to you? Set it here before my relatives and yours, and let them settle the dispute between the two of us!

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    3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

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  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 11:7-8
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    7When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and hope based on power has perished.

    8A righteous person was delivered out of trouble, then a wicked person took his place.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

  • Prov 10:28-30
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    28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked perishes.

    29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

  • Prov 29:6
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    6In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare, but a righteous person can sing and rejoice.

  • Prov 21:18
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    18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous are taken in the place of the upright.

  • Prov 28:18
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    18The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall at once.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

  • Prov 12:6-7
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    6The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.

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  • Prov 12:12-13
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    12The wicked person has desired the stronghold of the wicked, but the root of the righteous will yield fruit.

    13The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.

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    5For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

    6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Prov 10:2
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    2Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.

  • Prov 11:18-19
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    18The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

    19True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

  • Ps 37:38-39
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    38Sinful rebels are totally destroyed; evil men have no future.

    39But the LORD delivers the godly; he protects them in times of trouble.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32An evil person will be thrown down through his wickedness, but a righteous person takes refuge in his integrity.

  • Prov 5:22
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    22The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.

  • Prov 2:22
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    22but the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be torn away from it.

  • Isa 5:23
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    23They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.

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    18When a righteous man turns from his godliness and commits iniquity, he will die for it.

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    11The household of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

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    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

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    31If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner!

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    8Upright men are appalled at this; the innocent man is troubled with the godless.

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    16When the wicked increase, transgression increases, but the righteous will see their downfall.

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    17for evil men will lose their power, but the LORD sustains the godly.

  • Prov 12:21
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    21No harm will be directed at the righteous, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

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    12“And you, son of man, say to your people,‘The righteousness of the righteous will not deliver him if he rebels. As for the wicked, his wickedness will not make him stumble if he turns from it. The righteous will not be able to live by his righteousness if he sins.’

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    26When a righteous person turns back from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing, he will die for it; because of the wrongdoing he has done, he will die.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19Bad people have bowed before good people, and wicked people have bowed at the gates of someone righteous.

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    9The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

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    21Evil people self-destruct; those who hate the godly are punished.

  • Prov 11:21
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    21Be assured that the evil person will not be unpunished, but the descendants of the righteous have escaped harm.

  • Job 36:17
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    17But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked, judgment and justice take hold of you.

  • Ps 107:42
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    42When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth.

  • Prov 13:21
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    21Calamity pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

  • Prov 11:28
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    28The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

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    6When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying:

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    15For justice will prevail, and all the morally upright will be vindicated.