Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

The one who lives with integrity will be helped,
but one who distorts right and wrong
will suddenly fall.

New American Standard Bible

He who walks blamelessly will be delivered,
But he who is crooked will fall all at once.

King James Version

Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

International Standard Version

Whoever lives blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverted will fall without warning.

A Conservative Version

He who walks uprightly shall be delivered, but he who is perverse in [his] ways shall fall at once.

American Standard Version

Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered; But he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

Amplified


He who walks blamelessly and uprightly will be kept safe,
But he who is crooked (perverse) will suddenly fall.

Bible in Basic English

He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.

Darby Translation

Whoso walketh in integrity shall be saved; but he that is perverted in his double ways, shall fall in one of them.

Julia Smith Translation

He going uprightly shall be saved; and he being violent in the ways shall fall at once.

King James 2000

Whosoever walks uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He who walks in integrity will be safe, but he who takes crooked paths will fall in one.

Modern King James verseion

Whoever walks uprightly shall be saved; but he who is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Whoso leadeth a godly and an innocent life, shall be safe; but he that goeth froward ways, shall once have a fall.

NET Bible

The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall at once.

New Heart English Bible

Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

The Emphasized Bible

He that walketh with integrity, shall be saved, but, he that is crooked, turning two ways, shall fall in one.

Webster

He who walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

World English Bible

Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

Youngs Literal Translation

Whoso is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falleth at once.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
הלך 
Halak 
go, walk, come, ...away, ...along,
Usage: 1545

ישׁע 
Yasha` 
Usage: 205

but he that is perverse
עקשׁ 
`aqash 
Usage: 5

in his ways
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

Context Readings

All About Life

17 A man burdened by bloodguilt
will be a fugitive until death.
Let no one help him.
18 The one who lives with integrity will be helped,
but one who distorts right and wrong
will suddenly fall.
19 The one who works his land
will have plenty of food,
but whoever chases fantasies
will have his fill of poverty.



Cross References

Proverbs 10:9

The one who lives with integrity lives securely,
but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.

Proverbs 28:6

Better a poor man who lives with integrity
than a rich man who distorts right and wrong.

Numbers 22:32

The Angel of the Lord asked him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Look, I came out to oppose you, because what you are doing is evil in My sight.

Psalm 25:21

May integrity and what is right
watch over me,
for I wait for You.

Psalm 26:11

But I live with integrity;
redeem me and be gracious to me.

Psalm 73:18-20

Indeed, You put them in slippery places;
You make them fall into ruin.

Psalm 84:11

For the Lord God is a sun and shield.
The Lord gives grace and glory;
He does not withhold the good
from those who live with integrity.

Psalm 125:5

But as for those who turn aside to crooked ways,
the Lord will banish them with the evildoers.


Peace be with Israel.

Proverbs 10:25

When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,
but the righteous are secure forever.

Proverbs 11:3-6

The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.

Galatians 2:14

But when I saw that they were deviating from the truth of the gospel, I told Cephas in front of everyone, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel Gentiles to live like Jews?”

1 Thessalonians 5:3

When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains come on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

2 Peter 2:1-3

But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves.

Revelation 3:3

Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come against you.

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