Proverbs Chapter 10 verse 9 Holy Bible
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
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He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.
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He that walketh in integrity walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
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He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
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He who walks blamelessly walks surely, But he who perverts his ways will be found out.
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Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 9. - He that walketh uprightly (Proverbs 2:7); Vulgate and Septuagint, "in simplicity," having nothing to conceal or to fear. So Christ enjoins his followers to be guileless as children, and harmless as doves (Matthew 10:16; Mark 10:15). Surely; equivalent to "securely;" ἀμερίμνως, Aquila, having no fear of inopportune exposure, because he has no secret sin. He that perverteth his ways; deals in crooked practices. Shall be known (Proverbs 12:16). He shall be exposed and punished, and put to open shame. Having this apprehension always present, he cannot walk with confidence as the innocent does. Hence the antithesis in the text.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) Walketh surely.--He has no cause to fear lest anything to his discredit should come out, but can trust quietly in the Lord (Psalm 112:7); while he that goeth by crooked paths will be found out (Matthew 10:26), and the fear of this gives him perpetual uneasiness. Or the meaning may be that he will be "instructed," i.e., punished by misfortune, as Jeremiah 31:19.
