ASV
KJV
5. The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
ESV
5. The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
ERVEN
5. Doing right makes life better for those who are good, but the wicked are destroyed by their own wicked ways.
NLT
5. The godly are directed by honesty; the wicked fall beneath their load of sin.
WEB
5. The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
NET
5. The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way, but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness.
NLV
5. Those right with God, who are without blame, make a straight way for themselves, but the sinful will fall by their own wrong-doing.
HCSB
5. The righteousness of the blameless clears his path, but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.
YLT
5. The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
LITV
5. The righteousness of the perfect shall make his way right, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
RV
5. The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
NCV
5. The goodness of the innocent makes life easier, but the wicked will be destroyed by their wickedness.
MKJV
5. The righteousness of the perfect shall make his way right, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
AKJV
5. The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
LXXEN
5. Righteousness [Gr. rightly divides; See 2 Ti 2:15] traces out blameless paths: but ungodliness encounters unjust dealing.
KJV
5. The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
AMP
5. The righteousness of the blameless shall rectify and make plain their way and keep it straight, but the wicked shall fall by their own wickedness.
KJVP
5. The righteousness H6666 of the perfect H8549 AMS shall direct H3474 his way H1870 CMS-3MS : but the wicked H7563 shall fall H5307 VQY3MS by his own wickedness H7564 .
YLT
5. The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
ASV
5. The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
WEB
5. The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
NASB
5. The honest man's virtue makes his way straight, but by his wickedness the wicked man falls.
ESV
5. The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
RV
5. The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
RSV
5. The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
NKJV
5. The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way aright, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
MKJV
5. The righteousness of the perfect shall make his way right, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
AKJV
5. The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
NRSV
5. The righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
NIV
5. The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
NIRV
5. The ways of honest people are made straight because they do what is right. But those who do what is wrong are brought down by their own sins.
NLT
5. The godly are directed by honesty; the wicked fall beneath their load of sin.
MSG
5. Moral character makes for smooth traveling; an evil life is a hard life.
GNB
5. Honesty makes a good person's life easier, but the wicked will cause their own downfall.
NET
5. The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way, but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness.
ERVEN
5. Doing right makes life better for those who are good, but the wicked are destroyed by their own wicked ways.