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Proverbs 29:6 - Compare All Versions

Proverbs 29:6 NIV (New International Version)

Evildoers are snared by their own sin, but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.

Proverbs 29:6 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

An evil man is ensnared in his transgression, but a righteous man sings and rejoices.

Proverbs 29:6 NLT (New Living Translation)

Evil people are trapped by sin, but the righteous escape, shouting for joy.

Proverbs 29:6 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

An evil person is caught by sin,  but the righteous one sings and rejoices.

Proverbs 29:6 KJV (King James Version)

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

Proverbs 29:6 NKJV (New King James Version)

By transgression an evil man is snared, But the righteous sings and rejoices.

Proverbs 29:6 MSG (The Message)

Evil people fall into their own traps; good people run the other way, glad to escape.

Proverbs 29:6 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

By wrongdoing an evil person is ensnared, But the righteous sings and rejoices.

Proverbs 29:6 AMP (Amplified Bible)

By his wicked plan an evil man is trapped, But the righteous man sings and rejoices [for his plan brings good things to him].

Proverbs 29:6 NET (New English Translation)

In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare, but a righteous person can sing and rejoice.