Proverbs 11:6
New International Version
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.

New Living Translation
The godliness of good people rescues them; the ambition of treacherous people traps them.

English Standard Version
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.

Berean Standard Bible
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

Berean Literal Bible
The righteousness of the upright ones will deliver them, and by their own desires those acting treacherously are captured.

King James Bible
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

New King James Version
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.

New American Standard Bible
The righteousness of the upright will rescue them, But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.

NASB 1995
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.

NASB 1977
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.

Legacy Standard Bible
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the treacherous will be captured by their own desire.

Amplified Bible
The righteousness of the upright will rescue them, But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.

Berean Annotated Bible
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

Christian Standard Bible
The righteousness of the upright rescues them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The righteousness of the upright rescues them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.

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

Contemporary English Version
Honesty can keep you safe, but if you can't be trusted, you trap yourself.

English Revised Version
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but they that deal treacherously shall be taken in their own mischief.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Decent people are saved by their righteousness, but treacherous people are trapped by their own greed.

Good News Translation
Righteousness rescues those who are honest, but those who can't be trusted are trapped by their own greed.

International Standard Version
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their evil desires.

NET Bible
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the faithless will be captured by their own desires.

New Heart English Bible
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.

Webster's Bible Translation
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

World English Bible
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, "" And in mischief the treacherous are captured.

Berean Literal Bible
The righteousness of the upright ones will deliver them, and by their own desires those acting treacherously are captured.

Young's Literal Translation
The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.

Smith's Literal Translation
The justice of the upright shall deliver them, and transgressors shall be taken in their mischief.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The justice of the righteous shall deliver them: and the unjust shall be caught in their own snares.

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

New American Bible
The justice of the upright saves them, but the faithless are caught in their own intrigue.

New Revised Standard Version
The righteousness of the upright saves them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; but the transgressors shall be caught in their own wickedness.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The righteousness of the upright will save them, and the evil will be captured in their evil.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the faithless shall be trapped in their own crafty device.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The righteousness of upright men delivers them: but transgressors are caught in their own destruction.

Additional Translations ...



Context
Dishonest Scales
5The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness. 6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires. 7When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.…

Cross References
The righteousness of the upright delivers them,

Psalm 37:39-40
The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble. / The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.

Psalm 34:19
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.

2 Peter 2:9
if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

James 1:14-15
But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

Proverbs 5:22
The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.

Titus 3:3
For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
Psalm 37:40
The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.