Proverbs 11:3
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: But the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
In context
1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: But a just weight is his delight. 2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: But with the lowly is wisdom. 3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: But the perverseness of transgressors 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 transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
Compare in other versions
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 11:3 in the NIV
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 11:3 in the ESV
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.