5The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
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Proverbs 11:5
Integrity, Righteousness, and Community Life Under the LORD's Moral Order
The chapter moves through practical arenas of righteousness: commerce, humility, integrity, death and hope, speech, civic life, guidance, mercy, desire, generosity, household stewardship, and final moral recompense.
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Verse 5
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The righteousnessצִדְקַ֣תH6666Noun - feminine singular constructof the blamelessתָּ֭מִיםH8549Adjective - masculine singulardirectsתְּיַשֵּׁ֣רH3474Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singulartheir pathדַּרְכּ֑וֹH1870Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singularbut the wickedרָשָֽׁע׃H7563Adjective - masculine singularfallיִפֹּ֥לH5307Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularby their own wickednessוּ֝בְרִשְׁעָת֗וֹH7564Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular