Proverbs 29:6

New Century Version

Evil people are trapped by their own sin, but good people can sing and be happy.

Cross References

Psalm 11:6

He will send hot coals and burning sulfur on the wicked. A whirlwind is what they will get.

Psalm 118:15

Shouts of joy and victory come from the tents of those who do right: “The Lord has done powerful things.”

Psalm 132:16

I will cover her priests with salvation, and those who worship me will really sing for joy.

Psalm 97:11

Light shines on those who do right; joy belongs to those who are honest.

Exodus 15:1

Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: “I will sing to the Lord, because he is worthy of great honor. He has thrown the horse and its rider into the sea.

Proverbs 10:28

A good person can look forward to happiness, but an evil person can expect nothing.

Proverbs 12:13

Evil people are trapped by their evil talk, but good people stay out of trouble.

Proverbs 22:5

Evil people’s lives are like paths covered with thorns and traps. People who guard themselves don’t have such problems.

Proverbs 5:22

An evil man will be caught in his wicked ways; the ropes of his sins will tie him up.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

No one knows what will happen next. Like a fish caught in a net, or a bird caught in a trap, people are trapped by evil when it suddenly falls on them.

2 Timothy 2:26

And they may wake up and escape from the trap of the devil, who catches them to do what he wants.

James 1:2

My brothers and sisters, when you have many kinds of troubles, you should be full of joy,

1 Peter 1:8

You have not seen Christ, but still you love him. You cannot see him now, but you believe in him. So you are filled with a joy that cannot be explained, a joy full of glory.

1 John 1:4

We write this to you so we may be full of joy.

Judges 20:41

Then the Israelites turned and began to fight. The Benjaminites were terrified because they knew that disaster was coming to them.