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


In Context

2 When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.

3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

4 Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

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

6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.

7 When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:5The justice of the upright shall make his way prosperous: and the wicked man shall fall by his 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 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.