Proverbs 10:9

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 28:18 : 18 The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall at once.
  • Isa 33:15-16 : 15 The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others– 16 This is the person who will live in a secure place; he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; he will have food and a constant supply of water.
  • Ps 26:11-12 : 11 But I have integrity! Rescue me and have mercy on me! 12 I am safe, and among the worshipers I will praise the LORD.
  • 1 Tim 5:25 : 25 Similarly good works are also obvious, and the ones that are not cannot remain hidden.
  • Matt 10:26 : 26 Fear God, Not Man“Do not be afraid of them, for nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.
  • Luke 12:1-2 : 1 Fear God, Not People Meanwhile, when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples,“Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 Nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.
  • Ps 84:11 : 11 For the LORD God is our sovereign protector. The LORD bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.
  • Prov 3:23 : 23 Then you will walk on your way with security, and you will not stumble.
  • Prov 17:20 : 20 The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.
  • Ps 23:4 : 4 Even when I must walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff reassure me.
  • Ps 25:21 : 21 May integrity and godliness protect me, for I rely on you!
  • Gal 2:13-14 : 13 And the rest of the Jews also joined with him in this hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was led astray with them by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that they were not behaving consistently with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all,“If you, although you are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you try to force the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

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  • Prov 28:18
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    18The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall at once.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2The one who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.

  • Hos 14:9
    81%

    9Concluding Exhortation Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the LORD are right; the godly walk in them,but in them the rebellious stumble.

  • Prov 11:3
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    3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

  • Prov 10:10
    79%

    10The one who winks his eye causes trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

  • Prov 19:1-3
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    1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

    2It is dangerous to have zeal without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily makes poor choices.

    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 10:17-18
    2 verses
    78%

    17The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

    18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

  • Prov 10:8
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    8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Prov 2:20
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    20So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 11:5-6
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    77%

    5The righteousness of the blameless will make their way smooth, but the wicked will fall through their own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the treacherous will be ensnared by their own desires.

  • Ps 15:2
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    2Whoever lives a blameless life, does what is right, and speaks honestly.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29A wicked person has put on a bold face, but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

  • Eccl 10:3
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    3Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.

  • Prov 14:8
    76%

    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

  • Prov 15:21
    76%

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Prov 17:20
    76%

    20The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

  • Prov 2:9
    76%

    9Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity– every good way.

  • Prov 16:17
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    17The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.

  • Prov 21:8
    76%

    8The way of the guilty person is devious, but as for the pure, his way is upright.

  • Prov 13:20
    76%

    20The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

  • Prov 12:8
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    8A person will be praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one with a bewildered mind will be despised.

  • Prov 10:29
    75%

    29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

  • Prov 12:15
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    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

  • Prov 4:19
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    19The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness; they do not know what they stumble over.

  • Prov 28:26
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    26The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.

  • Prov 2:15
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    15whose paths are morally crooked, and who are devious in their ways;

  • Prov 22:12
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    12The eyes of the LORD watched over a cause, and subverted the words of the treacherous person.

  • Prov 14:15
    75%

    15A naive person will believe anything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.

  • Prov 2:13
    75%

    13who leave the upright paths to walk on the dark ways,

  • Ps 1:6
    74%

    6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

  • Prov 4:26
    74%

    26Make the path for your feet level, so that all your ways may be established.

  • Prov 13:15-16
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    74%

    15Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the treacherous ends in destruction.

    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 16:9
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    9A person plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.

  • Prov 14:12
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    12There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

  • Prov 5:21
    73%

    21For the ways of a person are in front of the LORD’s eyes, and the LORD weighs all that person’s paths.

  • Isa 26:7
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    7God’s People Anticipate Vindication The way of the righteous is level, the path of the righteous that you make is straight.

  • Prov 8:9
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    9All of them are clear to the discerning and upright to those who find knowledge.

  • Prov 15:19
    73%

    19The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is like a highway.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Job 12:5
    73%

    5For calamity, there is derision(according to the ideas of the fortunate)– a fate for those whose feet slip!

  • Prov 3:23
    73%

    23Then you will walk on your way with security, and you will not stumble.