Proverbs
Proverbs 28:18
18He who walks with integrity will be kept safe,
but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He who walks | הוֹלֵ֣ךְ | hō·w·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| with integrity | תָּ֭מִים | tā·mîm | Adjective - masculine singular | H8549 complete, sound |
| will be kept safe | יִוָּשֵׁ֑עַ | yiw·wā·šê·a‘ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3467 deliver |
| but whoever is perverse | וְנֶעְקַ֥שׁ | wə·ne‘·qaš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H6140 twist |
| ways | דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִם | də·rā·ḵa·yim | Noun - cd | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| will suddenly | בְּאֶחָֽת׃ | bə·’e·ḥāṯ | Preposition-b; Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| fall | יִפּ֥וֹל | yip·pō·wl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 10:9 · Proverbs 28:6 · Revelation 3:3 · Psalm 84:11 · Proverbs 11:3–6 · Numbers 22:32 · Psalm 73:18–20 · 1 Thessalonians 5:3 · Psalm 25:21 · Psalm 26:11 · 2 Peter 2:1–3 · Psalm 125:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.