Parallel Verses

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.

Holman Bible

The one who lives with integrity will be helped,
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.

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 violent and bloodthirsty man will run to the pit; let no man help him. 18 He who walks blamelessly will be delivered,
But he who is crooked will fall all at once.
19 He who tills his land will have plenty of bread. He who follows after vain persons will have poverty.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:9

He who walks with integrity walks safely. He who perverts his ways will be found out.

Proverbs 28:6

Better is the poor man who walks in uprightness, than the rich man who is perverse in his ways.

Numbers 22:32

The angel demanded: Why have you beaten your donkey three times like this? I have come to bar your way, because you should not be making this journey.

Psalm 25:21

Integrity and honesty will protect me because I wait for you.

Psalm 26:11

As for me, I walk in my integrity. Redeem (ransom) (rescue) me, and show me favor.

Psalm 73:18-20

Surely you set them in slippery places. You threw them down into destruction.

Psalm 84:11

For Jehovah God is a sun and shield. Jehovah will give favor and honor. He will not withhold blessing from those who walk faithfully in truth.

Psalm 125:5

Jehovah will lead those who turn away from their crooked ways with the workers of iniquity. Israel will have peace.

Proverbs 10:25

The whirlwind passes and the wicked is no more. The righteous has an everlasting foundation.

Proverbs 11:3-6

The integrity of the upright will guide them. The perverseness of transgressors will destroy them.

Galatians 2:14

I saw that they did not walk uprightly according to the truth of the good news. Therefore I said to Cephas, in front of them all: If you, being a Jew, live as the nations do and not as the Jews, why do you compel the people of the nations to live like the Jews?

1 Thessalonians 5:3

When they say, Peace and security! then sudden destruction will come upon them, as labor pains come to a pregnant woman. They will not escape.

2 Peter 2:1-3

There arose false prophets among the people. There will be false teachers among you! They will privately bring in destructive heresies (contrary doctrines), denying even the Master who bought them. They bring swift destruction on themselves.

Revelation 3:3

Remember what you received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If you do not stay awake, I will come to you like a thief. You will not know the hour when I will come to you.

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