When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and went off home to his own city. And he set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.
Proverbs 11:5 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The righteousness of the blameless shall rectify and make plain their way and keep it straight, but the wicked shall fall by their own wickedness. American Standard Version (1901) The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. Common English Bible The righteousness of the innocent makes their path straight, but the wicked fall in their wickedness. Catholic Public Domain Version The justice of the simple shall direct his way. And the impious will fall in his impiety. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The justice of the upright shall make his way prosperous: and the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness. |
When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and went off home to his own city. And he set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.
but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they set an ambush for their own lives.
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
A man is not established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved.
Righteousness guards him whose way is upright, but sin overthrows the wicked.
The wicked is overthrown through his evil-doing, but the righteous finds refuge through his integrity.
The way of a sluggard is overgrown with thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.
A wicked man puts on a bold face, but an upright man considers his ways.
He who walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is perverse in his ways will fall into a pit.
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is caught in the toils of his sin.
The way of the righteous is level; thou dost make smooth the path of the righteous.
The pride of Israel testifies to his face; Ephraim shall stumble in his guilt; Judah also shall stumble with them.
Then the men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were dismayed, for they saw that disaster was close upon them.