Proverbs 29:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 29:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 29:6 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 29:6 — KJV
“In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.”
— Proverbs 29:6 (KJV)
Proverbs 29:6 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 29:6
“For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 29:6: evil, doth
“And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 29:6: doth, sing
“Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell; rot: Heb. fall”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 29:6: doth, sing
“Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 29:6: righteous, doth
“Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 29:6: righteous, doth
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