Parallel Verses
King James 2000
Whosoever walks uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
New American Standard Bible
But he who is
King James Version
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
Holman Bible
but one who distorts right and wrong
will suddenly fall.
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.
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
Tamiym
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 28:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Life
17 A man that does violence to the blood of any person shall flee to a pit; let no man help him. 18 Whosoever walks uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once. 19 He that tills his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that follows after worthless pursuits shall have poverty enough.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 10:9
He that walks uprightly walks securely: but he that perverts his ways shall be known.
Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor who walks in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Numbers 22:32
And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why have you struck your donkey these three times? behold, I went out to withstand you, because your way is perverse before me:
Psalm 25:21
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on you.
Psalm 26:11
But as for me, I will walk in my integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
Psalm 73:18-20
Surely you did set them in slippery places: you cast them down into destruction.
Psalm 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Psalm 125:5
As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.
Proverbs 10:25
As the whirlwind passes, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Proverbs 11:3-6
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
Galatians 2:14
But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If you, being a Jew, live after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compel you the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
1 Thessalonians 5:3
For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
2 Peter 2:1-3
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who shall secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
Revelation 3:3
Remember therefore how you have received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore you will not watch, I will come on you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.