Proverbs 11:5
“The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way,.... Or "make it plain" (f); that is, the righteousness of those…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 11:5-6
These two verses are, in effect, the same, and both to the same purport with Pro 11:3. For the truths are here of such…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
direct Or, make plain, or straight; so that it leads to a prosperous issue. See Pro 3:6, note.
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