Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Perversion » The perverse
A man will be commended according to his insight and sound judgment,
But the one who is of a perverse mind will be despised.
He who walks in uprightness [reverently] fears the Lord [and obeys and worships Him with profound respect],
But he who is devious in his ways despises Him.
He who has a crooked mind finds no good,
And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
He who walks in integrity and with moral character walks securely,
But he who takes a crooked way will be discovered and punished.
Than a [rich] man who is twisted in his speech and is a [shortsighted] fool.
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked and two-faced though he is rich.
The poor » May be » Upright
Than a [rich] man who is twisted in his speech and is a [shortsighted] fool.
Speech/communication » Those that have a perverse tongue
He who has a crooked mind finds no good,
And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
Than a [rich] man who is twisted in his speech and is a [shortsighted] fool.
Uprightness » With poverty, is better than folly
Than a [rich] man who is twisted in his speech and is a [shortsighted] fool.
Virtues » Honesty » Integrity » General references to
The righteous man who walks in integrity and lives life in accord with his [godly] beliefs—
How blessed [happy and spiritually secure] are his children after him [who have his example to follow].
The integrity and moral courage of the upright will guide them,
But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
As for me, You uphold me in my integrity,
And You set me in Your presence forever.
Than a [rich] man who is twisted in his speech and is a [shortsighted] fool.