Proverbs 11:3
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. | The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them. | The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the] integrity of | תֻּמַּ֣ת | tu-MAT | H8538 | integrityתֻּמָּה (tum.mah) integrity |
| upright [people] | יְשָׁרִ֣ים | ye-sha-RIM | H3477G | uprightיָשָׁר (ya.shar) 1) straight, upright, correct, right 1a) straight, level 1b) right, pleasing, correct 1c) straightforward, just, upright, fitting, proper 1d) uprightness, righteous, upright 1e) that which is upright (subst) Also means: ya.shar (יָשָׁר "upright" H3477I) |
| it guides them | תַּנְחֵ֑ם | tan-CHEM | H5148 | to leadנָחָה (na.chah) 1) to lead, guide 1a) (Qal) to lead, bring 1b) (Hiphil) to lead, guide |
| and [the] crookedness of | וְסֶ֖לֶף | ve-SE-lef | H5558 | crookednessסֶ֫לֶף (se.leph) crookedness, perverseness, crooked dealing |
| treacherous [people] | בּוֹגְדִ֣ים | bog-DIM | H0898 | to act treacherouslyבָּגַד (ba.gad) 1) to act treacherously, deceitfully, deal treacherously 1a) (Qal) to act or deal treacherously, faithlessly, deceitfully, offend |
| it destroys them | יְשָׁדֵּֽם׃ | ye-sha-dem | H7703 | to ruinשָׁדַד (sha.dad) 1) to deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin, destroy, spoil 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to violently destroy, devastate, despoil, assail 1a2) devastator, despoiler (participle) (subst) 1b) (Niphal) to be utterly ruined 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to assault 1c2) to devastate 1d) (Pual) to be devastated 1e) (Poel) to violently destroy 1f) (Hophal) to be devastated Also means: shud (שׁוּד "to waste" H7736) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.