Proverbs 28:18
in Proverbs 28He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered; But he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
KJV
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
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This verse in Proverbs 28
Commentary
4 notes on this verseWhoso walketh uprightly shall be saved, Or "be safe" (r) from those that seek his life, plot against him, shoot at him, as the wicked do at the upright in heart, but the Lord protects him; and it is even well with him in times of public calamities; the Lord has his chambers and hiding places for him; and he is safe from falling, as may be gathered from the opposite clause; for he walks surely, and is in the hands of Christ, and is kept by him from a final and total falling away: and he shall be saved also with an everlasting salvation; from sin, and all the effects of it; from the curse of the law, from wrath to come, from hell and damnation.
This site's exposition
He who walks with integrity will be kept safe
on Proverbs 28:18-19
"He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall" states the chapter's contrast. One path is secure and the other collapses without warning. Verse 19 applies the principle, for "The one who works his land will have plenty of food."
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
In his ways - Rather “in his double ways” (as in Pro 28:6). The evil of vacillation rather than that of craft, the want of the one guiding principle of right, is contrasted with the straightforwardness of the man that “walketh uprightly.” Shall fall at once - Better, shall fall in one of them (his ways). The attempt to combine incompatibilities is sure to fail. Men cannot serve God and Mammon.
Shall fall at once - Shall fall without resource, altogether.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הוֹלֵ֣ךְ | holekh | [one who] walks | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| תָּ֭מִים | tamim | blameless | H8549 → | 91 times |
| יִוָּשֵׁ֑עַ | yivashea' | he will be delivered | H3467 → | |
| וְנֶעְקַ֥שׁ | vene'kash | and [one who] is crooked of | H6140 → | |
| דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִם | derakhayim | two ways | H1870 → | 707 times |
| יִפּ֥וֹל | yipol | he will fall | H5307 → | 435 times |
| בְּאֶחָֽת׃ | beechat | at one | H259 → |
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ[one who] walks
holekhH1980 →1546 times
תָּ֭מִיםblameless
tamimH8549 →91 times
יִוָּשֵׁ֑עַhe will be delivered
yivashea'H3467 →
וְנֶעְקַ֥שׁand [one who] is crooked of
vene'kashH6140 →
דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִםtwo ways
derakhayimH1870 →707 times
יִפּ֥וֹלhe will fall
yipolH5307 →435 times
בְּאֶחָֽת׃at one
beechatH259 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
it leads to
- Psalms 34:9–10
Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
- Proverbs 2:7
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,
- Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
- Psalms 85:12
The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
- Psalms 34:9–10
Through
Revelation 3:3Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will…
it leads to
- Revelation 2:5
Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from…
- 2 Peter 3:10
But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid…
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2
For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
- Revelation 2:5
Where this verse is studied
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About Proverbs
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.