6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 11:6
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 6
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The righteousnessצִדְקַ֣תH6666Noun - feminine singular constructof the uprightיְ֭שָׁרִיםH3477Adjective - masculine pluraldelivers themתַּצִּילֵ֑םH5337Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine pluralbut the faithlessבֹּגְדִ֥יםH898Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralare trappedיִלָּכֵֽדוּ׃H3920Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralby their own desiresוּ֝בְהַוַּ֗תH1942Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct