Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 11:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. {direct: Heb. rectify}”
Proverbs 11:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. {direct: Heb. rectify}
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in {their own} naughtiness.
When a wicked man dieth, {his} expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust {men} perisheth.
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