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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 abide in the land,
    and the innocent will remain in it,(A)

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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 walks securely,
    but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.(A)

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

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Those who walk uprightly fear the Lord,
    but one who is devious in conduct despises him.(A)

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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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19 Better the poor walking in integrity
    than one perverse of speech who is a fool.(A)

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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 walk in integrity—
    happy are the children who follow them!(A)

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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 One who walks in integrity will be safe,
    but whoever follows crooked ways will fall into the Pit.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 28.18 Syr: Heb fall all at once