Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their evil desires.
New American Standard Bible
But the treacherous will
King James Version
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
Holman Bible
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.
A Conservative Version
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.
American Standard Version
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.
Amplified
The righteousness of the upright will rescue them,
But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.
Bible in Basic English
The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.
Darby Translation
The righteousness of the upright delivereth them; but the treacherous are taken in their own craving.
Julia Smith Translation
The justice of the upright shall deliver them, and transgressors shall be taken in their mischief.
King James 2000
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own lust.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The righteousness of the upright will save them, but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.
Modern King James verseion
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but deceivers shall be taken in lust.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The righteousness of the just shall deliver them; but the despisers shall be taken in their own ungodliness.
NET Bible
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the faithless will be captured by their own desires.
New Heart English Bible
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
The Emphasized Bible
The righteousness of the upright, shall deliver them, but, by their own craving, shall the treacherous be captured.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 11:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
5 The righteousness of the innocent creates a level path, but the wicked fall by their wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their evil desires. 7 When a wicked person dies, his hope vanishes; and what he expected from his scheming comes to nothing.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 10:8
Whoever digs a pit may fall into it, and whoever breaks through a wall may suffer a snake bite.
Genesis 30:33
In the future, you'll be able to verify my honesty because, when you come to check what I've earned, if you find a goat that's not speckled or spotted or a sheep that's not black, then it will have been stolen by me."
Genesis 31:37
Now that you've searched all my belongings, what did you find that belongs to your house? Set it here in front of our relatives and we'll let them judge between us!
1 Samuel 12:3-4
Here I am. Testify against me in the LORD's presence and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken? Who have I cheated? Who have I oppressed? Who bribed me to look the other way? I'll restore it to you."
1 Kings 2:32-33
The LORD will repay him for his bloodshed because, without my father David's consent he attacked and murdered two men more righteous and better than he, Ner's son Abner, the commander of Israel's army and Jether's son Amasa, commander of Judah's army.
1 Kings 2:44
The king also reminded Shimei, "You know all the evil things that you admit you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD is going to repay you for all of your evil.
Psalm 7:15-16
He digs a pit, even excavates it; then he fell into the hole that he had made.
Proverbs 5:22
The wicked person's iniquities will capture him, and he will be held with the cords of his sin.