Proverbs 11:6
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness. | The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires. | The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the] righteousness of | צִדְקַ֣ת | tzid-KAT | H6666 | righteousnessצִדְקָה (tsid.qah) right doing, doing right, righteousness Aramaic of tse.da.qah (צְדָקָה "righteousness" H6666) |
| upright [people] | יְ֭שָׁרִים | YE-sha-rim | H3477G | uprightיָשָׁר (ya.shar) 1) straight, upright, correct, right 1a) straight, level 1b) right, pleasing, correct 1c) straightforward, just, upright, fitting, proper 1d) uprightness, righteous, upright 1e) that which is upright (subst) Also means: ya.shar (יָשָׁר "upright" H3477I) |
| it delivers them | תַּצִּילֵ֑ם | ta-tzi-LEM | H5337 | to rescueנָצַל (na.tsal) 1) to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder 1a)(Niphal) 1a1) to tear oneself away, deliver oneself 1a2) to be torn out or away, be delivered 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to strip off, spoil 1b2) to deliver 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to take away, snatch away 1c2) to rescue, recover 1c3) to deliver (from enemies or troubles or death) 1c4) to deliver from sin and guilt 1d) (Hophal) to be plucked out 1e) (Hithpael) to strip oneself Aramaic equivalent: ne.tsal (נְצַל "to rescue" H5338) |
| and by [the] craving of | וּ֝בְהַוַּ֗ת | u-ve-ha-VAT | H1942 | desireהַוָּה (hav.vah) 1) desire 1a) desire (in bad sense) 2) chasm (fig. of destruction) 2a) engulfing ruin, destruction, calamity |
| treacherous [people] | בֹּגְדִ֥ים | bo-ge-DIM | H0898 | to act treacherouslyבָּגַד (ba.gad) 1) to act treacherously, deceitfully, deal treacherously 1a) (Qal) to act or deal treacherously, faithlessly, deceitfully, offend |
| they are caught | יִלָּכֵֽדוּ׃ | yi-la-KHE-du | H3920 | to captureלָכַד (la.khad) 1) to capture, take, seize 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to capture, seize 1a2) to capture (of men) (fig.) 1a3) to take (by lot) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be caught (of men in trap, snare) (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) to grasp each other |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.