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21 For the upright will dwell in the land.
    The perfect will remain in it.

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

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He who walks blamelessly walks surely,
    but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

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One (A)who walks in integrity walks securely,
But (B)one who perverts his ways will be found out.

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He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh,
    but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

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One who (A)walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
But one who is (B)devious in his ways despises Him.

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19 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
    than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

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On Life and Conduct

19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity
Than a person who is perverse in [a]speech and is a fool.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:1 Lit his lips

A righteous man walks in integrity.
    Blessed are his children after him.

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

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18 Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe;
    but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

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18 One who walks blamelessly will receive help,
But one who is [a](A)crooked will fall all at once.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:18 Lit perverse of two ways