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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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צִדְקַ֣תtsidqatjusticeצְדָקָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “justice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).תָּ֭מִיםtamimwithout blemishתָּמִיםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “without blemish”, the ordinary formH8549entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truthwithout blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright(-ly), whole.תְּיַשֵּׁ֣רteyasherbe rightיָשַׁרverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be right”, an unfinished actionH3474to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperousdirect, fit, seem good (meet), [phrase] please (will), be (esteem, go) right (on), bring (look, make, take the) straight (way), be upright(-ly).דַּרְכּ֑וֹdarkvoalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).וּ֝בְרִשְׁעָת֗וֹuverishatvoand in faultרִשְׁעָהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and in fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7564wrong (especially moral)fault, wickedly(-ness).יִפֹּ֥לyipolfallנָפַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fall”, an unfinished actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…רָשָֽׁעrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The righteousness of the sincere shall make straight his way; but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

Young’s Literal Translation

The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.

World English Bible

The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

Darby Translation

The righteousness of the perfect maketh plain his way; but the wicked falleth by his own wickedness.

Douay-Rheims

The justice of the upright shall make his way prosperous: and the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The righteousness of the sincere shall make straight his way; but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Righteousness traces out blameless paths: but ungodliness encounters unjust dealing.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δικαιοσύνη ἀμώμους ὀρθοτομεῖ ὁδοὺς, ἀσέβεια δὲ περιπίπτει ἀδικίᾳ.