Proverbs 11:5-6 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

⁵The righteousness of the blameless directs their path,

but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

⁶The righteousness of the upright delivers them,

but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

— Proverbs 11:5-6

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