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Proverbs 11:5

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

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

KJV

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

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This verse in Proverbs 11

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

A commentator

Clement of Alexandria

The Stromata Book 2 · Written before 215.

To be repeatedly requesting forgiveness for offenses repeatedly committed is not repentance, only its appearance. "The righteousness of the blameless keeps their way straight," proclaims Scripture, and again, "The righteousness of the innocent will set straight their way."

This site's exposition

Riches are worthless in the day of wrath

on Proverbs 11:4-8

“Riches are worthless in the day of wrath” states what money cannot buy, and righteousness stands as the one deliverance named. The four proverbs that follow work the same ground: “the wicked fall by their own wickedness,” and the two courses end apart even in trouble.

This site's exposition

The righteousness of the blameless directs their path

Righteousness makes the path of the blameless straight, as a road is made level for travel. Clement of Alexandria quotes the line as keeping their way straight. The wicked fall over their own wickedness, and the stumbling block is inside them.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way,....

The words behind it

7 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • צִדְקַ֣ת[the] righteousness of

    tzidkatH6666 →157 times

  • תָּ֭מִיםa blameless [person]

    tamimH8549 →91 times

  • תְּיַשֵּׁ֣רit makes straight

    teyasherH3474 →25 times

  • דַּרְכּ֑וֹway his

    darkoH1870 →707 times

  • וּ֝בְרִשְׁעָת֗וֹand by wickedness his

    uverishatoH7564 →

  • יִפֹּ֥לhe falls

    yipolH5307 →435 times

  • רָשָֽׁע׃a wicked [person]

    rasha'H7563 →263 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

11 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Proverbs 11:3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.7 worksProverbs 21:29A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.5 worksProverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.4 worksPsalms 9:15–16The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.3 works2 Chronicles 18:19And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.2 worksHosea 5:5Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; even Judah stumbles with them.2 works
The other 5 cross-references, with their words ▾
Proverbs 3:6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.1 worksEsther 7:3–10Queen 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.1 worksMatthew 27:4–5“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”1 worksProverbs 1:31–32So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.1 works2 Samuel 17:23When 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.0 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Proverbs 3:6

    in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

    it leads to

    • Proverbs 16:3

      Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.

    • Psalms 32:8

      I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.

    • Philippians 4:6

      Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

    • Proverbs 16:9

      A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

    • Jeremiah 10:23

      I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.

  • Through

    Proverbs 11:3

    The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.

    it leads to

    • Proverbs 28:18

      He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.

    • Proverbs 13:6

      Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.

    • Psalms 26:1

      Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

Where this verse is studied

About Proverbs

The Judgment of Solomon, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Judgment of Solomon, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata Book 2; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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