Proverbs 11:5

Proverbs 11:5 The Message (MSG)

Moral character makes for smooth traveling; an evil life is a hard life.

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

The righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

The goodness of the innocent makes life easier, but the wicked will be destroyed by their wickedness.

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

The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.

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

The righteousness of the blameless will smooth their way and keep it straight, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

The godly are directed by honesty; the wicked fall beneath their load of sin.

Those with good character walk on a smooth path, with no detour or deviation. But the wicked keep falling because of their own wickedness.

The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.