Proverbs 11:5

Modern

The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

Traditional

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

Literal

The righteousness of a blameless one makes his way straight, and in his wickedness a wicked one will fall.

Latin

Justitia simplicis diriget viam ejus, et in impietate sua corruet impius.

Hebrew

English

The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

Proverbs 5:22
The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
Psalm 9:15–16
The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
Proverbs 3:6
…in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Matthew 27:4–5
“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”
Proverbs 1:31–32
So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Proverbs 11:3
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
Esther 7:3–10
Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.
2 Samuel 17:23
When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.