Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness. New Living Translation The godly are directed by honesty; the wicked fall beneath their load of sin. English Standard Version The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness. Berean Standard Bible The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness. King James Bible The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. New King James Version The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way aright, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness. New American Standard Bible The righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness. NASB 1995 The righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness. NASB 1977 The righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness. Legacy Standard Bible The righteousness of the blameless will make his way straight, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness. Amplified Bible The righteousness of the blameless will smooth their way and keep it straight, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness. Christian Standard Bible The righteousness of the blameless clears his path, but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness. Holman Christian Standard Bible The righteousness of the blameless clears his path, but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness. American Standard Version The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The righteousness of the perfect straightens his way and the evil one has fallen in his evil. Brenton Septuagint Translation Righteousness traces out blameless paths: but ungodliness encounters unjust dealing. Contemporary English Version If you are truly good, you will do right; if you are wicked, you will be destroyed by your own sin. Douay-Rheims Bible The justice of the upright shall make his way prosperous: and the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness. English Revised Version The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. GOD'S WORD® Translation The righteousness of innocent people makes their road smooth, but wicked people fall by their own wickedness. Good News Translation Honesty makes a good person's life easier, but the wicked will cause their own downfall. International Standard Version The righteousness of the innocent creates a level path, but the wicked fall by their wickedness. JPS Tanakh 1917 The righteousness of the sincere shall make straight his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. Literal Standard Version The righteousness of the perfect makes his way right, | And by his wickedness the wicked fall. Majority Standard Bible The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness. New American Bible The justice of the honest makes their way straight, but by their wickedness the wicked fall. NET Bible The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way, but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness. New Revised Standard Version The righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness. New Heart English Bible The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. Webster's Bible Translation The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. World English Bible The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. Young's Literal Translation The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Dishonest Scales…4Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death. 5The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness. 6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.… Cross References Judges 20:41 Then the men of Israel turned back on them, and the men of Benjamin were terrified when they realized that disaster had come upon them. Proverbs 3:6 in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 5:22 The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him. Proverbs 12:3 A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted. Proverbs 21:29 A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure. Treasury of Scripture The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. direct Proverbs 11:3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. Proverbs 1:31,32 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices… Proverbs 5:22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. Jump to Previous Blameless Cause Direct Evil-Doer Fall Falleth Falls Good Keeps Makes Maketh Perfect Plain Right Righteousness Sin Sincere Smooth Straight Way Wicked WickednessJump to Next Blameless Cause Direct Evil-Doer Fall Falleth Falls Good Keeps Makes Maketh Perfect Plain Right Righteousness Sin Sincere Smooth Straight Way Wicked WickednessProverbs 11 1. On Deception(5) Shall direct his way.--Or, make smooth, as Proverbs 3:6. The just man by his exact performance of all duty both towards God and man receives more and more light, and therefore continually sees more clearly how to avoid the difficulties that beset his path. The wicked darkens his conscience more and more by the commission of evil, till he stumbles as in the night (John 11:9), and at last falls, and rises not again.Verse 5. - The perfect; the upright and honest. Vulgate, "simple;" Septuagint, "blameless." Shall direct - make straight or smooth - his way (Proverbs 3:6). The good man, not blinded by passion, follows a safe and direct path of life; but the wicked, led by his own evil propensious, and losing the light of conscience (John 11:10), stumbles and fails. Septuagint, "Righteousness cutteth straight (ὀρθοτομεῖ) blameless paths, but ungodliness walketh in iniquity." Ὀρθοτομέω occurs in Proverbs 3:6, and nowhere else in the Septuagiut. St. Paul adopts the word in 2 Timothy 2:15. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The righteousnessצִדְקַ֣ת (ṣiḏ·qaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively of the blameless תָּ֭מִים (tā·mîm) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 8549: Entire, integrity, truth directs תְּיַשֵּׁ֣ר (tə·yaš·šêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3474: To be straight, even, to be, right, pleasant, prosperous their path, דַּרְכּ֑וֹ (dar·kōw) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action but the wicked רָשָֽׁע׃ (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person fall יִפֹּ֥ל (yip·pōl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie by their own wickedness. וּ֝בְרִשְׁעָת֗וֹ (ū·ḇə·riš·‘ā·ṯōw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7564: Wickedness Links Proverbs 11:5 NIVProverbs 11:5 NLT Proverbs 11:5 ESV Proverbs 11:5 NASB Proverbs 11:5 KJV Proverbs 11:5 BibleApps.com Proverbs 11:5 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 11:5 Chinese Bible Proverbs 11:5 French Bible Proverbs 11:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 11:5 The righteousness of the blameless will direct (Prov. 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