Verse 6

Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 11:3 : 3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
• Prov 11:5-6 : 5 The righteousness of the blameless will make their way smooth, but the wicked will fall through their own wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the treacherous will be ensnared by their own desires.
• Prov 21:12 : 12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.
• 2 Chr 28:23 : 23 He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus whom he thought had defeated him. He reasoned,“Since the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, I will sacrifice to them so they will help me.” But they caused him and all Israel to stumble.
• Ps 15:2 : 2 Whoever lives a blameless life, does what is right, and speaks honestly.
• Ps 25:21 : 21 May integrity and godliness protect me, for I rely on you!
• Ps 26:1 : 1 By David. Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have integrity, and I trust in the LORD without wavering.
• Ps 140:11 : 11 A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down.
• 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.