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21 For (A)the upright will dwell in the land
And (B)the blameless will remain in it;

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21 For the upright will live in the land,
    and people of integrity will remain in it.

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He (A)who walks in integrity walks securely,
But (B)he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.

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Whoever walks in integrity lives prudently,[a]
    but whoever perverts his way of life will be exposed.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:9 Lit. lives in safety

He who (A)walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh,
But he who is (B)devious in his ways despises Him.

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Someone whose conduct is upright fears the Lord,
    but whoever is devious in his ways despises him.

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The Counsel of Yahweh Will Stand

19 (A)Better is a poor man who (B)walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked in lips and is a fool.

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The Priorities of Life Contrasted

19 A poor man who walks blamelessly is better
than a fool who speaks perversely.

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A righteous man who (A)walks in his integrity—
(B)How blessed are his sons after him.

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The righteous person lives a life of integrity;
    happy are his children who follow him!

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18 He who walks blamelessly will be saved,
But he who is (A)crooked—[a]double dealing—will fall all at once.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:18 Lit two ways

18 Whoever lives blamelessly will be delivered,
    but whoever is perverted will fall without warning.

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