Proverbs 13:6

Modern English Version

Righteousness guards him whose way is upright, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

Cross References

1 Kings 1:52

And Solomon said, “If he will show himself a worthy man, not one of his hairs will fall to the ground, but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.”

1 Kings 13:34

This matter became sin to the house of Jeroboam, so as to cut it off and to destroy it from the face of the earth.

2 Chronicles 28:23

So he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus that had devastated him, for he said, “Because the gods of the kings of Aram have helped them, I will sacrifice to them so that they might help me.” But they were his downfall in Judah and the downfall for all of Israel.

Psalm 119:1

Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord.

Psalm 140:11

Let not a slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

Psalm 15:2

He who walks uprightly, and does righteousness, and speaks truth in his heart;

Psalm 25:21

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for You.

Psalm 26:1

Vindicate me, O  Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord; therefore I will not waver.

Proverbs 10:29

The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright, but destruction to those who do evil.

Proverbs 11:20

The perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord, but the blameless in their ways are His delight.

Proverbs 11:3

The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous will destroy them.

Proverbs 21:12

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; He hurls the wicked down to ruin.

Proverbs 5:22

The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is caught in the cords of his sin.