5The justice of the upright shall make his way prosperous: and the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness.


In Context

2 Where pride is, there also shall be reproach: but where humility is, there also is wisdom.

3 The simplicity of the just shall guide them: and the deceitfulness of the wicked shall destroy them.

4 Riches shall not profit in the day of revenge: but justice shall deliver from death.

5 The justice of the upright shall make his way prosperous: and the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness.

6 The justice of the righteous shall deliver them: and the unjust shall be caught in their own snares.

7 When the wicked man is dead, there shall be no hope any more: and the expectation of the solicitous shall perish.

Proverbs 11:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:5The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:5The righteousness of the perfect maketh plain his way; but the wicked falleth by his own wickedness.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:5The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:5The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.