Proverbs 11:6

Modern

The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

Traditional

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

Literal

The righteousness of the upright ones will deliver them, and by their own desires those acting treacherously are captured.

Latin

Justitia rectorum liberabit eos, et in insidiis suis capientur iniqui.

Hebrew

English

The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

Ecclesiastes 10:8
He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
1 Samuel 12:3–4
Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
1 Kings 2:44
The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head.
Psalm 7:15–16
He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
Proverbs 5:22
The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
1 Kings 2:32–33
The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.
Genesis 30:33
So my honesty will testify for me when you come to check on my wages in the future. If I have any goats that are not speckled or spotted, or any lambs that are not dark-colored, they will be considered stolen.”
Genesis 31:37
You have searched all my goods! Have you found anything that belongs to you? Put it here before my brothers and yours, that they may judge between the two of us.