Proverbs 11:6 - New American Standard Bible 1995 with Strong Numbers

The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the treacherous will be caught by [their own] greed.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: But transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

The righteousness of the upright [their rectitude in every area and relation] shall deliver them, but the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity and greedy desire.

American Standard Version (1901)

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

Common English Bible

Those who do right are saved by their righteousness, but the untrustworthy are caught by their own desires.

Catholic Public Domain Version

The justice of the upright shall free them. And the iniquitous will be seized by their own treachery.