Proverbs 11:6

6 The righteousness of the upright rescues them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.^[a]

Proverbs 11:6 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 11:6

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them
From death, as in ( Proverbs 11:4 ) ; and from falling by sin, totally and finally; or into it, so as to perish eternally; as well as it shall deliver those out of Babylon, who are the Lord's people, that will be found therein when that is about to fall; see ( Revelation 18:4 ) ; but transgressors shall be taken in [their own] naughtiness;
in the very act of sin, and be punished for it; taken in it as in a net, and which they have spread for others, or as in a pit, which they have dug for others; taken as wild beasts are taken, to be destroyed; and that in the very midst of their wickedness, when fighting against God and the Lamb, as the beast and false prophet will, ( Revelation 19:20 ) .

Proverbs 11:6 In-Context

4 Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath, but righteousness rescues from death.

5 The righteousness of the blameless clears his path, but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.

6 The righteousness of the upright rescues them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.

7 When the wicked dies, his expectation comes to nothing, and hope placed in wealth vanishes.

8 The righteous is rescued from trouble; in his place, the wicked goes in.

Footnotes

• [a] Pr 5:22