Proverbs 11 · Verse 6

Proverbs 11:6

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
Proverbs 11:6, King James Version

Proverbs 11:6 in other translations

BSBThe righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.
WEBThe righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
ASVThe righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.
YLTThe righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
DARBYThe righteousness of the upright delivereth them; but the treacherous are taken in their own craving.
BBEThe righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.
WebsterThe righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

What does Proverbs 11:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. deliver them--that is, from evil, which the wicked suffer by their own doings (Pr 5:22; Psa 9:16).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 11:5-6

The ways of wickedness are dangerous. And sin will be its own punishment.

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Proverbs 11:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

צִדְקַ֣תtzid.Kat[the] righteousness ofH6666
יְ֭שָׁרִיםYe.sha.rimupright [people]H3477
תַּצִּילֵ֑םta.tzi.Lemit delivers themH5337
וּ֝בְהַוַּ֗תu.ve.ha.Vatand by [the] craving ofH1942
בֹּגְדִ֥יםbo.ge.Dimtreacherous [people]H898
יִלָּכֵֽדוּ\׃yi.la.Khe.duthey are caughtH3920

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 11:6

  • Ecclesiastes 10:8

    He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

  • 1 Kings 2:44

    The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the Lord shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;

  • 1 Samuel 12:3-4

    Behold, here I am: witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.

  • Psalms 7:15-16

    He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

  • Proverbs 5:22

    His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

  • 1 Kings 2:32-33

    And the Lord shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah. Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the Lord.

  • Genesis 30:33

    So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.

  • Genesis 31:37

    Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
righteousness.
Ge 30:33; 31:37; 1Sa 12:3,4
but.
5:22; 1Ki 2:32,33,44; Ps 7:16; Ec 10:8

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Context

  • Proverbs 11:5

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

  • Proverbs 11:6

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

  • Proverbs 11:7

    When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.

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Proverbs 11:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
La justicia de los rectos los librará: mas los pecadores en su pecado serán presos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
La justice des hommes droits les délivre, mais les perfides sont pris dans leur avidité.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Der Aufrichtigen Gerechtigkeit errettet sie, aber die Treulosen werden gefangen in ihrer Gier.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Justitia rectorum liberabit eos, et in insidiis suis capientur iniqui.