Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires. New Living Translation The godliness of good people rescues them; the ambition of treacherous people traps them. English Standard Version The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust. Berean Standard Bible The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires. King James Bible The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness. New King James Version The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust. New American Standard Bible The righteousness of the upright will rescue them, But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed. NASB 1995 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed. NASB 1977 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed. Legacy Standard Bible The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the treacherous will be captured by their own desire. Amplified Bible The righteousness of the upright will rescue them, But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed. Christian Standard Bible The righteousness of the upright rescues them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires. Holman Christian Standard Bible The righteousness of the upright rescues them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires. American Standard Version The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The righteousness of the upright will save them, and the evil will be captured in their evil. Brenton Septuagint Translation The righteousness of upright men delivers them: but transgressors are caught in their own destruction. Contemporary English Version Honesty can keep you safe, but if you can't be trusted, you trap yourself. Douay-Rheims Bible The justice of the righteous shall deliver them: and the unjust shall be caught in their own snares. English Revised Version The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but they that deal treacherously shall be taken in their own mischief. GOD'S WORD® Translation Decent people are saved by their righteousness, but treacherous people are trapped by their own greed. Good News Translation Righteousness rescues those who are honest, but those who can't be trusted are trapped by their own greed. International Standard Version The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their evil desires. JPS Tanakh 1917 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the faithless shall be trapped in their own crafty device. Literal Standard Version The righteousness of the upright delivers them, | And in mischief the treacherous are captured. Majority Standard Bible The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires. New American Bible The justice of the upright saves them, but the faithless are caught in their own intrigue. NET Bible The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the faithless will be captured by their own desires. New Revised Standard Version The righteousness of the upright saves them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes. New Heart English Bible The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires. Webster's Bible Translation The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness. World English Bible The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires. Young's Literal Translation The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Dishonest Scales…5The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness. 6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires. 7When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.… Cross References Judges 20:41 Then the men of Israel turned back on them, and the men of Benjamin were terrified when they realized that disaster had come upon them. Psalm 7:15 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. Psalm 7:16 His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head. Psalm 9:15 The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. Proverbs 11:9 With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued. Ecclesiastes 10:8 He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake. Treasury of Scripture The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness. righteousness 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. 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… but Proverbs 5:22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. 1 Kings 2:32,33,44 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… Psalm 7:16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate. Jump to Previous Captive Captured Caught Crafty Craving Deliver Delivereth Delivers Designs Desires Device Evil Faithless False. Greed Iniquity Lust Mischief Naughtiness Righteousness Salvation Themselves Transgressors Trapped Treacherous Unfaithful UprightJump to Next Captive Captured Caught Crafty Craving Deliver Delivereth Delivers Designs Desires Device Evil Faithless False. Greed Iniquity Lust Mischief Naughtiness Righteousness Salvation Themselves Transgressors Trapped Treacherous Unfaithful UprightProverbs 11 1. On Deception(6) In their own naughtiness.--Rather, passionate desire, as at Proverbs 10:3. Their own strong passions are their ruin. His expectation.--What he hoped for, worldly prosperity. (Comp. Wisdom Of Solomon 5:14.) Verse 6. - An emphatic reiteration of the preceding sentences. Naughtiness; "strong desire," as Proverbs 10:3, which leads to sin (Proverbs 5:22; Micah 7:3). The indulgence of their passions destroys sinners. Septuagint," Transgressors are taken by lack of counsel."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The righteousnessצִדְקַ֣ת (ṣiḏ·qaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively of the upright יְ֭שָׁרִים (yə·šā·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 3477: Straight, right delivers them, תַּצִּילֵ֑ם (taṣ·ṣî·lêm) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver but the faithless בֹּגְדִ֥ים (bō·ḡə·ḏîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 898: To cover, to act covertly, to pillage are trapped יִלָּכֵֽדוּ׃ (yil·lā·ḵê·ḏū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere by their own desires. וּ֝בְהַוַּ֗ת (ū·ḇə·haw·waṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1942: Desire, chasm, destruction Links Proverbs 11:6 NIVProverbs 11:6 NLT Proverbs 11:6 ESV Proverbs 11:6 NASB Proverbs 11:6 KJV Proverbs 11:6 BibleApps.com Proverbs 11:6 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 11:6 Chinese Bible Proverbs 11:6 French Bible Proverbs 11:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 11:6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver (Prov. 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