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Proverbs 10:9
New English Translation
Proverbs 10:9
New English Translation
9 The one who conducts himself[a] in integrity[b] will live[c] securely,
but the one who behaves perversely[d] will be found out.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:9 tn Heb “he who walks.” The idiom is used widely in both OT and NT for conduct, behavior, or lifestyle.
- Proverbs 10:9 sn “Integrity” here means “blameless” in conduct. Security follows integrity, because the lifestyle is blameless. The righteous is certain of the course to be followed and does not fear retribution from man or God.
- Proverbs 10:9 tn Heb “walks.”
- Proverbs 10:9 tn Heb “he who perverts his ways” (so NASB); NIV “who takes crooked paths” (NLT similar). The Piel participle מְעַקֵּשׁ (meʿaqqesh) means “make crooked; twisted; perverse.” It is stronger than simply taking crooked paths; it refers to perverting the ways. The one who is devious will not get away with it.
Proverbs 10:9
Lexham English Bible
Proverbs 10:9
Lexham English Bible
9 Whoever walks in integrity[a] will walk securely,
but whoever follows perversity, his ways will be made known.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:9 Hebrew “in the integrity”
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