King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 11:6
“The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in [their own] naughtiness.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 11
4
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
5
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
6
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in [their own] naughtiness.
7
When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust [men] perisheth.
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The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.