Proverbs 11:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Doing right makes life better for those who are good, but the wicked are destroyed by their own wicked ways.

Cross References

Proverbs 5:22

The sins of the wicked will trap them. Those sins will be like ropes holding them back.

Proverbs 11:3

Good people are guided by their honesty, but crooks who lie and cheat will ruin themselves.

Proverbs 3:6

With every step you take, think about what he wants, and he will help you go the right way.

2 Samuel 17:23

When Ahithophel saw that the Israelites did not do what he suggested, he saddled his donkey and went back to his hometown. He made plans for his family and then hanged himself. They buried him in his father’s tomb.

Proverbs 12:3

Evil people are never safe, but good people remain safe and secure.

Proverbs 21:29

Good people know they are right, but the wicked have to pretend.

Job 18:7

Their steps, once strong and fast, become weak. Their own evil plans make them fall.

Proverbs 1:18

But evil people cannot see the trap they set for themselves.

Proverbs 13:6

Goodness protects honest people, but evil destroys those who love to sin.

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked will be defeated by their evil, but good people are protected by their honesty.

Proverbs 15:19

For lazy people, life is a path overgrown with thorns and thistles. For those who do what is right, it is a smooth highway.

Proverbs 28:18

Honest people will be safe, but dishonest people will be ruined.

Isaiah 26:7

Honesty is the path good people follow. They follow the path that is straight and true. And God, you make that way smooth and easy to follow.

Hosea 5:5

Israel’s pride is a witness against them, so Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their sin. But Judah will also stumble with them.