Proverbs 28:18 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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Parallel Verses

New International Version
The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit.

English Standard Version
Whoever walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall.

New American Standard Bible
He who walks blamelessly will be delivered, But he who is crooked will fall all at once.

King James Bible
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who lives with integrity will be helped, but one who distorts right and wrong will suddenly fall.

International Standard Version
Whoever lives blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverted will fall without warning.

American Standard Version
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered; But he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He that walketh uprightly, shall be saved: he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

Darby Bible Translation
Whoso walketh in integrity shall be saved; but he that is perverted in his double ways, shall fall in one of them.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falleth at once.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

28:18. Uprightness will give men holy security in the worst times; but the false and dishonest are never safe. 19. Those who are diligent, take the way to live comfortably. 20. The true way to be happy, is to be holy and honest; not to raise an estate suddenly, without regard to right or wrong. 21. Judgment is perverted, when any thing but pure right is considered. 22. He that hastens to be rich, never seriously thinks how quickly God may take his wealth from him, and leave him in poverty. 23. Upon reflection, most will have a better opinion of a faithful reprover than of a soothing flatterer.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

18. (Compare Pr 10:9; 17:20). Double dealing is eventually fatal.