OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 6

Proverbs 11:6

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The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them,

but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.

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Proverbs 11:3–9

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
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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.

8

A righteous person is delivered out of trouble,

and the wicked takes his place.

9

With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,

but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.

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