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Proverbs 13:6
New English Translation
Proverbs 13:6
New English Translation
6 Righteousness[a] guards the one who lives with integrity,[b]
but wickedness[c] overthrows the sinner.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:6 sn Righteousness refers to that which conforms to law and order. One who behaves with integrity will be safe from consequences of sin.
- Proverbs 13:6 tn Heb “integrity of way.” The term דָּרֶךְ (darekh) is a genitive of specification: “integrity in respect to his way.” This means living above reproach in their course of life. Cf. NASB “whose way is blameless”; NAB “who walks honestly.”
- Proverbs 13:6 sn Righteousness and wickedness are personified in this proverb to make the point of security and insecurity for the two courses of life.
Proverbs 13:6
King James Version
Proverbs 13:6
King James Version
6 Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
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Proverbs 13:6
New King James Version
Proverbs 13:6
New King James Version
6 (A)Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,
But wickedness overthrows the sinner.
Proverbs 13:6
English Standard Version
Proverbs 13:6
English Standard Version
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