Proverbs 13:6

Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

Cross-reference

Proverbs 5:22 shows the wicked being caught by their own sins—illustrating 'wickedness overthrows the sinner' from Proverbs 13:6.

Proverbs 11:3 says integrity guides the upright and crookedness destroys them — same logic as righteousness guarding and wickedness overthrowing.

Proverbs 11:3 uses the same guarding/destroying pattern: integrity guides, crookedness destroys — parallels the guarding and overthrowing here.

In Proverbs 11:6, the same truth is stated: righteousness delivers the upright, while the treacherous are caught by their own greed.

Proverbs 21:12 says the righteous God turns the wicked to ruin—similar outcome but through divine action, not inherent overthrow.

Psalm 25:21 Parallel

Psalm 25:21 echoes the protective role: 'May integrity and uprightness protect me'—directly paralleling righteousness guarding.

1 Kings 1:52 shows conditional protection: if worthy, safe; if wickedness found, death—mirrors righteousness guarding and wickedness overthrowing.

Job 2:3 Parallel

In Job 2:3, God calls Job blameless and upright, demonstrating the righteousness that guards the blameless in Proverbs 13:6.

2 Chronicles 28:23 Historical context

2 Chronicles 28:23 gives an example: Ahaz's idolatry became his downfall—illustrating wickedness leading to overthrow.

Psalm 15:2 Parallel

Psalm 15:2 defines the person of integrity as one who walks blamelessly—the very person guarded in Proverbs 13:6.

Psalm 26:1 Parallel

Psalm 26:1 declares walking in integrity and trusting God—the condition for being guarded as in Proverbs 13:6.

Psalm 140:11 prays that evil hunt the violent—similar to wickedness overthrowing, but as a petition, not a principle.