Proverbs 11:5

God's Word

The righteousness of innocent people makes their road smooth, but wicked people fall by their own wickedness.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:23

When Ahithophel saw that his advice hadn’t been followed, he saddled his donkey, left, and went home to his own city. He gave instructions to his family. Then he hanged himself, died, and was buried in his father’s tomb.

Job 18:7

“His healthy stride is shortened, and his own planning trips him up.

Proverbs 1:18

But these people set an ambush for their own murder. They go into hiding only to lose their lives.

Proverbs 11:3

Integrity guides decent people, but hypocrisy leads treacherous people to ruin.

Proverbs 12:3

A person cannot stand firm on a foundation of wickedness, and the roots of righteous people cannot be moved.

Proverbs 13:6

Righteousness protects the honest way of life, but wickedness ruins a sacrifice for sin.

Proverbs 14:32

A wicked person is thrown down by his own wrongdoing, but even in his death a righteous person has a refuge.

Proverbs 15:19

The path of lazy people is like a thorny hedge, but the road of decent people is an ⌞open⌟ highway.

Proverbs 21:29

A wicked person puts up a bold front, but a decent person’s way of life is his own security.

Proverbs 28:18

Whoever lives honestly will be safe. Whoever lives dishonestly will fall all at once.

Proverbs 3:6

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths smooth.

Proverbs 5:22

A wicked person will be trapped by his own wrongs, and he will be caught in the ropes of his own sin.

Isaiah 26:7

The path of the righteous is level. O Upright One, you make the road of the righteous smooth.

Hosea 5:5

The people of Israel’s arrogance testifies against them. Israel and Ephraim stumble because of their sins, and Judah stumbles with them.

Judges 20:41

Then the men of Israel turned around, and the men of Benjamin panicked. They realized that their evil had overtaken them.