Proverbs 11:5

American Standard Version

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

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Proverbs 11:5 in other translations

The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way,
but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

Proverbs 11:5 · World English Bible

Proverbs 11:5 in context

  1. 3The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
  2. 4Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.
  3. 5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
  4. 6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.
  5. 7When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth.