Proverbs 11:5

5 The righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

Proverbs 11:5 In-Context

3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
5 The righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright saves them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.
7 When the wicked die, their hope perishes, and the expectation of the godless comes to nothing.
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