Proverbs 11:6
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 11
“The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.”Proverbs 11:6
What Does Proverbs 11:6 Mean?
Proverbs 11:6 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 11, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Righteousness.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 11:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 10:8“He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.”1 Samuel 12:3“Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.”1 Kings 2:44“The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;”Psalms 7:15“He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.”Proverbs 5:22“His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.”1 Kings 2:32“And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.”Genesis 30:33“So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.”Psalms 59:12“For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.”Proverbs 6:12“A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.”Genesis 31:37“Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.”
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