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

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

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Whoever walks in integrity(A) walks securely,(B)
    but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.(C)

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(A)He who walks with integrity walks securely,
But he who perverts his ways will become known.

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Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly,
    but those who despise him are devious in their ways.

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He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
(A)But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

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19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than a fool whose lips are perverse.(A)

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The Fear of the Lord Leads to Life

19 Better (A)is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

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The righteous lead blameless lives;(A)
    blessed are their children after them.(B)

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(A)The righteous man walks in his integrity;
(B)His children are blessed after him.

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18 The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe,(A)
    but the one whose ways are perverse will fall(B) into the pit.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:18 Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew into one

18 Whoever walks blamelessly will be [a]saved,
But he who is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:18 delivered