Proverbs

Proverbs 11:3

³The integrity of the upright guides them,

but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The integrity	תֻּמַּ֣ת	tum·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8538 integrity
of the upright	יְשָׁרִ֣ים	yə·šā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3477 straight, right
guides them	תַּנְחֵ֑ם	tan·ḥêm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine plural	H5148 lead, guide
but the perversity	וְסֶ֖לֶף	wə·se·lep̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5558 crookedness, crooked dealing
of the faithless	בּוֹגְדִ֣ים	bō·wḡ·ḏîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H898 act or deal treacherously
destroys them	וְשַׁדָּם׃	wə·šad·då̄m	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.