King James Version
Proverbs 11:6 in the King James Version says “The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.”
Proverbs 11:6 · KJV
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.
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“The righteousness”
H6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
“them but transgressors”
H898to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
“shall be taken”
H3920to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
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