Proverbs 11:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The righteousnessצִדְקַ֣ת
(tzid·kat)
6666: righteousnessfrom the same as tsedeq
of the uprightיְ֭שָׁרִים
(ye·sha·rim)
3477: straight, rightfrom yashar
will deliverתַּצִּילֵ֑ם
(ta·tzi·lem;)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root
them, But the treacherousבֹּגְדִ֥ים
(bo·ge·dim)
898: to act or deal treacherouslya prim. root
will be caughtיִלָּכֵֽדוּ׃
(yil·la·che·du.)
3920: to capture, seize, takea prim. root
by [their own] greed.וּ֝בְהַוַּ֗ת
(u·ve·hav·vat)
1942: desire, chasm, destructionfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
The righteousness
tsdaqah  (tsed-aw-kaw')
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity) -- justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).
of the upright
yashar  (yaw-shawr')
straight -- convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
shall deliver
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
them but transgressors
bagad  (baw-gad')
to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
shall be taken
lakad  (law-kad')
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
in their own naughtiness
havvah  (hav-vaw')
by implication, of falling); desire; also ruin -- calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The righteousness of the upright rescues them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.

International Standard Version
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their evil desires.

NET Bible
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the faithless will be captured by their own desires.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The righteousness of the upright will save them, and the evil will be captured in their evil.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Decent people are saved by their righteousness, but treacherous people are trapped by their own greed.

King James 2000 Bible
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own lust.
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