Proverbs 28:18

Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data

"Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once."

Word-by-Word Analysis

אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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הָלַךְ

hâlak

H1980

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

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תֹּם

tôm

H8537

completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually (morally) innocence

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shall be

יָשַׁע

yâshaʻ

H3467

properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor

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but he that is

עִקֵּשׁ

ʻiqqêsh

H6141

distorted; hence, false

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in his

דֶּרֶךְ

derek

H1870

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

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shall

נָפַל

nâphal

H5307

to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

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at once

Key Terms in This Verse

uprightly H8537

תֹּם tôm

completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually (morally) innocence

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perverse H6141

עִקֵּשׁ ʻiqqêsh

distorted; hence, false

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walketh H1980

הָלַךְ hâlak

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

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Whoso H376

אִישׁ ʼîysh

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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saved H3467

יָשַׁע yâshaʻ

properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor

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ways H1870

דֶּרֶךְ derek

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

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fall H5307

נָפַל nâphal

to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

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Cross References

Proverbs 10:9 cross-reference

He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

Proverbs 28:6 cross-reference

Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

Revelation 3:3 cross-reference

Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon th...

Psalm 84:11 cross-reference

For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Numbers 22:32 cross-reference

And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:

Psalm 26:11 cross-reference

But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 cross-reference

For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

Psalm 125:5 cross-reference

As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.

Psalm 25:21 cross-reference

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.

Proverbs 10:25 cross-reference

As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

Galatians 2:14 cross-reference

But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews...

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