Proverbs 29:6

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

Cross-references

Proverbs 11:5 shows the wicked fall by their own wickedness, directly paralleling the snare from transgression in Proverbs 29:6.

Proverbs 11:6 adds that transgressors are taken in their own naughtiness, the same logic as the snare in Proverbs 29:6.

Proverbs 12:13 specifies the snare comes from lips, expanding on Proverbs 29:6's general transgression snare.

Job 18:7-10 vividly depicts multiple snares the wicked walk into, illustrating the snare in Proverbs 29:6.

Job 18:8 Parallel

In Job 18:8, Bildad describes the wicked walking into a snare — exactly the same trap imagery for the wicked, deepening the picture of how sin ensnares.

Psalm 11:6 Parallel

Psalm 11:6 has God raining snares on the wicked, showing divine judgment behind the snare in Proverbs 29:6.

Psalm 97:11 Parallel

Psalm 97:11 promises light and gladness for the upright, contrasting the wicked's snare in Proverbs 29:6.

Ecclesiastes 9:12 uses the same snare imagery for unexpected calamity, though here it traps everyone, not just evildoers.

Psalm 118:15 Related theme

Psalm 118:15 echoes the rejoicing of the righteous, aligning with the singing in Proverbs 29:6.