Proverbs 11:5

New American Bible - revised edition

The justice of the honest makes their way straight, but by their wickedness the wicked fall.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:23

When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not acted upon, he saddled his donkey and departed, going to his home in his own city. Then, having left orders concerning his household, he hanged himself. And so he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

Job 18:7

His vigorous steps are hemmed in, his own counsel casts him down.

Proverbs 1:18

They lie in wait for their own blood, they set a trap for their own lives.

Proverbs 11:3

The honesty of the upright guides them; the faithless are ruined by their duplicity.

Proverbs 12:3

No one is made secure by wickedness, but the root of the just will never be disturbed.

Proverbs 13:6

Justice guards one who walks honestly, but sin leads the wicked astray.

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked are overthrown by their wickedness, but the just find a refuge in their integrity.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of the sluggard is like a thorn hedge, but the path of the diligent is a highway.

Proverbs 21:29

The face of the wicked hardens, but the upright maintains a straight course.

Proverbs 28:18

Whoever walks blamelessly is safe, but one whose ways are crooked falls into a pit.

Proverbs 3:6

In all your ways be mindful of him, and he will make straight your paths.

Proverbs 5:22

By their own iniquities the wicked will be caught, in the meshes of their own sin they will be held fast;

Isaiah 26:7

The way of the just is smooth; the path of the just you make level.

Hosea 5:5

The arrogance of Israel bears witness against him; Israel and Ephraim stumble because of their iniquity, and Judah stumbles with them.

Judges 20:41

Then when the men of Israel wheeled about, the men of Benjamin were thrown into confusion, for they realized that disaster was closing in on them.