Bible verse
The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
Proverbs 11:5 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 11.
1 Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
2 When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
4 Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
5 The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.
7 When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
8 The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
9 With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
KJV
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
ASV
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
ERV
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
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