Proverbs 29:6 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

In the transgression of the evil there is a snare, but the righteous sing and rejoice.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous man sings and rejoices.

American Standard Version (1901)

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

Common English Bible

The wicked are snared by their own sin; the righteous sing and rejoice.

Catholic Public Domain Version

A snare will entangle the iniquitous when he sins. And the just shall praise and be glad.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

A snare shall entangle the wicked man when he sinneth: and the just shall praise and rejoice.

Proverbs 29:6 Cross References

Psalm 11:6

On the wicked he will rain coals of fire and sulfur; a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.

Psalm 118:15

There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the Lord does valiantly;

Psalm 132:16

Its priests I will clothe with salvation, and its faithful will shout for joy.

Psalm 97:11

Light dawns for the righteous and joy for the upright in heart.

Exodus 15:1

Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: “I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; horse and rider he has thrown into the sea.

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous ends in gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.

Proverbs 12:13

The evil are ensnared by the transgression of their lips, but the righteous escape from trouble.

Proverbs 22:5

Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; the cautious will keep far from them.

Proverbs 5:22

The iniquities of the wicked ensnare them, and they are caught in the coils of their sin.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

For no one can anticipate one’s time. Like fish taken in a cruel net or like birds caught in a snare, so mortals are snared at a time of calamity, when it suddenly falls upon them.

2 Timothy 2:26

and that they may escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.

James 1:2

My brothers and sisters, whenever you face various trials, consider it all joy,

1 Peter 1:8

Although you have not seen him, you love him, and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,

1 John 1:4

We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.

Judges 20:41

Then the main body of Israel turned, and the Benjaminites were dismayed, for they saw that disaster was close upon them.