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Proverbs 28:18
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Proverbs 28:18
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The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit.
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Proverbs 28:18 in Other Translations
KJV
18
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
ESV
18
Whoever walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall.
NLT
18
The blameless will be rescued from harm, but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed.
MSG
18
Walk straight - live well and be saved; a devious life is a doomed life. Doing Great Harm in Seemingly Harmless Ways
CSB
18
The one who lives with integrity will be helped, but one who distorts right and wrong will suddenly fall.
Proverbs 28:18 In-Context
16
A tyrannical ruler practices extortion, but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.
17
Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder will seek refuge in the grave; let no one hold them back.
18
The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit.
19
Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.
20
A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
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Jeremiah 39:18
2.
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Esther 6:13
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Proverbs 10:9
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[a].
Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew "into one"
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