Proverbs 28:18

American Standard Version (1901)

Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered; But he that is perverse in [his] ways shall fall at once.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:9 : 9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
  • Prov 28:6 : 6 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.
  • Gal 2:14 : 14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Cephas before [them] all, If thou, being a Jew, livest as do the Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, how compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
  • 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape.
  • 2 Pet 2:1-3 : 1 But there arose false prophets also among the people, as among you also there shall be false teachers, who shall privily bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. 2 And many shall follow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of. 3 And in covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose sentence now from of old lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.
  • Rev 3:3 : 3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and didst hear; and keep [it], and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
  • Num 22:32 : 32 And the angel of Jehovah said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I am come forth for an adversary, because thy way is perverse before me:
  • Ps 25:21 : 21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for thee.
  • Ps 26:11 : 11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: Redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
  • Ps 73:18-20 : 18 Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction. 19 How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. 20 As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.
  • Ps 84:11 : 11 For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
  • Ps 125:5 : 5 But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, Jehovah will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.
  • Prov 10:25 : 25 When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
  • Prov 11:3-6 : 3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them. 4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death. 5 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 10:9
    84%

    9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 28:10
    81%

    10 Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.

  • Prov 11:3
    80%

    3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

  • Prov 11:5-6
    2 verses
    78%

    5 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

  • Prov 13:6
    78%

    6 Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Prov 28:6
    78%

    6 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.

  • Prov 14:2
    77%

    2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

  • Prov 10:29
    76%

    29 The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 16:17-18
    2 verses
    75%

    17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

    18 Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

  • Hos 14:9
    74%

    9 Who is wise, that he may understand these things? prudent, that he may know them? for the ways of Jehovah are right, and the just shall walk in them; but transgressors shall fall therein.

  • Prov 21:8
    74%

    8 The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.

  • Prov 2:20-21
    2 verses
    74%

    20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.

    21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it.

  • Prov 21:29
    74%

    29 A wicked man hardeneth his face; But as for the upright, he establisheth his ways.

  • Prov 11:18-20
    3 verses
    73%

    18 The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness [hath] a sure reward.

    19 He that is stedfast in righteousness [shall attain] unto life; And he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.

    20 They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in [their] way are his delight.

  • Prov 24:16
    73%

    16 For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

  • Job 18:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.

    8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils.

  • Ezek 33:18
    73%

    18 When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die therein.

  • Prov 2:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12 To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;

    13 Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;

  • Prov 12:28
    73%

    28 In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.

  • Prov 11:28
    73%

    28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

  • Prov 2:15
    73%

    15 Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths:

  • Prov 17:20
    73%

    20 He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

  • Prov 28:17
    73%

    17 A man that is laden with the blood of any person Shall flee unto the pit; Let no man stay him.

  • Ezek 18:26-27
    2 verses
    72%

    26 When the righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth therein; in his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

    27 Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

  • Prov 21:18
    72%

    18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous [cometh] in the stead of the upright.

  • Prov 3:23
    72%

    23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And thy foot shall not stumble.

  • Ps 15:2
    72%

    2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, And speaketh truth in his heart;

  • Prov 22:5
    72%

    5 Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

  • Prov 28:14
    72%

    14 Happy is the man that feareth alway; But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

  • Prov 28:26
    72%

    26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

  • Ps 37:38
    71%

    38 As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together; The end of the wicked shall be cut off.

  • Ps 1:6
    71%

    6 For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.

  • Isa 26:7
    71%

    7 The way of the just is uprightness: thou that art upright dost direct the path of the just.

  • Prov 4:19
    71%

    19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know not at what they stumble.

  • Prov 14:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.

    12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

  • Prov 26:27
    71%

    27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.

  • Prov 12:7
    71%

    7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.

  • Prov 29:1
    71%

    1 He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

  • Prov 19:1
    71%

    1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

  • Prov 29:6
    71%

    6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

  • Prov 28:20
    71%

    20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.