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Proverbs 10:9
9He that walketh in integrity walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Proverbs 10:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
- New International Version (NIV)Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who walks with integrity walks securely, But he who perverts his ways will become known.
Context of Proverbs 10:9
7The memory of the righteous [man] shall be blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot. 8The wise in heart receiveth commandments; but a prating fool shall fall. He that walketh in integrity walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. 10He that winketh with the eye causeth grief, and a prating fool shall fall. 11The mouth of a righteous [man] is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
Read all of Proverbs 10Proverbs 10:9 word by word
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ בַּ֭תֹּם יֵ֣לֶךְ בֶּ֑טַח וּמְעַקֵּ֥שׁ דְּ֝רָכָ֗יו יִוָּדֵֽעַ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 10:9
- Proverbs 28:18Whoso walketh in integrity shall be saved; but he that is perverted in [his] double ways, shall fall in one [of them].
- Psalms 23:4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
- Psalms 25:21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
- Psalms 26:11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity. Redeem me, and be gracious unto me.
- Psalms 84:11For Jehovah Elohim is a sun and shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
- Isaiah 33:15— He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking hold of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil:
- Galatians 2:13and the rest of the Jews also played the same dissembling part with him; so that even Barnabas was carried away too by their dissimulation.
- Proverbs 17:20He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.
- Luke 12:1In those [times], the myriads of the crowd being gathered together, so that they trod one on another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;
- 1 Corinthians 4:5So that do not judge anything before [the] time, until the Lord shall come, who shall also both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and shall make manifest the counsels of hearts; and then shall each have [his] praise from God.
Commentaries on Proverbs 10:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9He that walketh uprightly - The upright man is always safe; he has not two characters to support; he goes straight forward, and is never afraid of detection, because he has never been influenced by hypocrisy or deceit.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Shall be known - literally, “shall be made to know” (see Jeremiah 31:19; Judges 8:16 margin) in the sense of exposed.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9Verse 9 Dissemblers, after all their shuffling, will be exposed.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Paths symbolize life (see Proverbs 1:15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. perverteth his ways--acts deceitfully. known--discovered and punished.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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