Proverbs 11:3

Proverbs 11:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
• New International Version (NIV)The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.

Context of Proverbs 11:3

1The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales, but he delights in accurate weights. 2Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. Honesty guides good people; dishonesty destroys treacherous people. 4Riches won’t help on the day of judgment, but right living can save you from death. 5The godly are directed by honesty; the wicked fall beneath their load of sin.

Proverbs 11:3 word by word

תֻּמַּ֣ת יְשָׁרִ֣ים תַּנְחֵ֑ם וְסֶ֖לֶף בּוֹגְדִ֣ים יְשָׁדֵּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The integrityתֻּמָּהtûmmâh · integrityH8538
• of the uprightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• shall guideנָחָהnâchâh · to leadH5148
• them: but the perversenessסֶ֫לֶףseleph · crookednessH5558
• of transgressorsבָּגַדbâgad · to act treacherouslyH898
• shall destroyשָׁדַדshâdad · to ruinH7703

Cross-references for Proverbs 11:3

• Proverbs 11:5The godly are directed by honesty; the wicked fall beneath their load of sin.
• Proverbs 13:6Godliness guards the path of the blameless, but the evil are misled by sin.
• Psalms 25:21May integrity and honesty protect me, for I put my hope in you.
• Psalms 26:1Declare me innocent, O Lord, for I have acted with integrity; I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
• John 7:17Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own.
• Proverbs 21:7The violence of the wicked sweeps them away, because they refuse to do what is just.
• Proverbs 28:18The blameless will be rescued from harm, but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed.
• Ecclesiastes 7:17On the other hand, don’t be too wicked either. Don’t be a fool! Why die before your time?
• Isaiah 1:28But rebels and sinners will be completely destroyed, and those who desert the Lord will be consumed.

Commentaries on Proverbs 11:3

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3Verse 3 An honest man's principles are fixed, therefore his way is plain.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. guide--to lead, as a shepherd (Pr 6:7; Psa 78:52). perverseness--ill-nature. destroy--with violence.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 11:3

• Impenitence
• Integrity
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Proverbs 11

• 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