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Proverbs 11:6

hThe righteousness of the upright delivers them,

but the treacherous jare taken captive by their lust.

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Proverbs 11:6 — The New International Version (NIV)

The righteousness of the upright delivers them,

but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.

Proverbs 11:6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them:

But transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

Proverbs 11:6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

The godliness of good people rescues them;

the ambition of treacherous people traps them.

Proverbs 11:6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,

But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.

Proverbs 11:6 — New Century Version (NCV)

Doing right brings freedom to honest people,

but those who are not trustworthy will be caught by their own desires.

Proverbs 11:6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them;

But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

Proverbs 11:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

The righteousness of the upright delivereth them; but the treacherous are taken in their own craving.

Proverbs 11:6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Decent people are saved by their righteousness, 

but treacherous people are trapped by their own greed. 

Proverbs 11:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The righteousness of the upright rescues them,

but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.

Proverbs 11:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The righteousness of the upright saves them,

but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.

Proverbs 11:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

The righteousness of the upright will save them,

but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.

Proverbs 11:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Godly people are saved by doing what is right.

But those who aren’t faithful are trapped by evil longings.

Proverbs 11:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,

But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.


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