6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.


In Context

3 He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

6 Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

8 The ransom of a man's life is his riches: but the poor heareth no threatening.

Proverbs 13:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:6Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:6Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:6Justice keepeth the way of the innocent: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:6Righteousness preserveth him that is perfect in the way; but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:6Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:6Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:6Righteousness keeps him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthrows the sinner.