Proverbs 11:4-6

The Message

⁴A thick bankroll is no help when life falls apart,
but a principled life can stand up to the worst.

⁵Moral character makes for smooth traveling;
an evil life is a hard life.

⁶Good character is the best insurance;
crooks get trapped in their sinful lust.

Proverbs 11:4-6

New International Version

⁴Wealth^(A) is worthless in the day of wrath,^(B)
but righteousness delivers from death.^(C)

⁵The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,^(D)
but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.^(E)

⁶The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.^(F)

The Message (MSG)

New International Version (NIV)