In the future, you can easily see if I am honest. You can come to look at my flocks. If I have any goat that isn’t spotted or any sheep that isn’t black, then you will know that I stole it.”
Proverbs 11:6 - Easy To Read Version Goodness saves the honest person. But evil people are trapped by the bad things they want. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: But transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The righteousness of the upright [their rectitude in every area and relation] shall deliver them, but the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity and greedy desire. American Standard Version (1901) The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity. Common English Bible Those who do right are saved by their righteousness, but the untrustworthy are caught by their own desires. Catholic Public Domain Version The justice of the upright shall free them. And the iniquitous will be seized by their own treachery. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The justice of the righteous shall deliver them: and the unjust shall be caught in their own snares. |
In the future, you can easily see if I am honest. You can come to look at my flocks. If I have any goat that isn’t spotted or any sheep that isn’t black, then you will know that I stole it.”
You have looked through everything I own. You have found nothing that belongs to you. If you have found anything, then show it to me. Put it here where our men can see it. Let our men decide which one of us is right.
You know the many wrong things you did against my father David. Now the Lord will punish you for those wrong things.
Those people from other nations\par dug holes to trap other people.\par But they fell into their own traps.\par Those people hid nets to trap other people.\par But they were caught in those nets.\par
An evil person can hurt other people by the things he says. But good people are protected by their wisdom.
The sins of an evil person will trap him. His sins will be like ropes holding him.
A person that digs a hole might fall into it. A person that knocks down a wall might be bitten by a snake.