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Proverbs 10:9–11

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He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
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From verse 9

  1. Proverbs 28:18Rank 1 from verse 9
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    18Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

  2. Matthew 10:26Rank 2 from verse 9
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    26Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

  3. Psalms 26:11–12Rank 3 from verse 9
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    11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

    12My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the Lord.

  4. Isaiah 33:15–16Rank 4 from verse 9
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    15He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

    16He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

  5. 1 Corinthians 4:5Rank 5 from verse 9
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    5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

  6. 1 Timothy 5:25Rank 6 from verse 9
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    25Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.

  7. Luke 12:1–2Rank 7 from verse 9
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    1IN the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

    2For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

  8. Psalms 25:21Rank 8 from verse 9
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    21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.

  9. Psalms 84:11Rank 9 from verse 9
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    11For 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.

  10. Proverbs 3:23Rank 10 from verse 9
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    23Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

  11. Proverbs 17:20Rank 11 from verse 9
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    20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

  12. Psalms 23:4Rank 12 from verse 9
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    4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

  13. Galatians 2:13–14Rank 13 from verse 9
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    13And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.

    14But 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, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

From verse 10

  1. Psalms 35:19Rank 1 from verse 10
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    19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

  2. Proverbs 6:13Rank 2 from verse 10
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    13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

  3. 3 John 1:10Rank 3 from verse 10
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    10Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.

  4. Proverbs 10:8Rank 4 from verse 10
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    8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

  5. Job 15:12Rank 5 from verse 10
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    12Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,

  6. Proverbs 18:21Rank 6 from verse 10
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    21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

  7. Proverbs 18:6–7Rank 7 from verse 10
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    6A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

    7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

From verse 11

  1. Proverbs 13:14Rank 1 from verse 11
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    14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

  2. Ephesians 4:29Rank 2 from verse 11
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    29Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

  3. Proverbs 10:20–21Rank 3 from verse 11
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    20The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

    21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

  4. Proverbs 10:6Rank 4 from verse 11
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    6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

  5. Proverbs 18:4Rank 5 from verse 11
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    4The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

  6. Proverbs 10:32Rank 6 from verse 11
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    32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

  7. Proverbs 15:7Rank 7 from verse 11
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    7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

  8. Proverbs 16:22–24Rank 8 from verse 11
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    22Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

    23The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

    24Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

  9. Psalms 37:30–31Rank 9 from verse 11
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    30The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

    31The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

  10. Ecclesiastes 10:12–14Rank 10 from verse 11
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    12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

    13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

    14A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

  11. James 3:5–8Rank 11 from verse 11
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    5Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

    6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

    7For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

    8But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

  12. Matthew 12:34–37Rank 12 from verse 11
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    34O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

    35A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

    36But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

    37For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

  13. Proverbs 20:15Rank 13 from verse 11
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    15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

  14. Psalms 107:42Rank 14 from verse 11
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    42The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 10:9

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 10:10

COMBINED MEANING

eye

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Sense 1: The bodily organ of sight; by extension, sight or seeing. Sense 2: Regard, judgment, disposition, or watchful attention, expressed figuratively by the eye. Sense 3: A small opening, as the eye of a needle. Sense 4: To watch or regard.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

sorrow

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Sense 1: Grief, sadness, anguish, pain, regret, distress, trouble, or heaviness. Sense 2: To grieve or cause such pain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

fool

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Sense 1: A person lacking wisdom or moral understanding. Sense 2: As a verb, to act foolishly or deceive.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

fall

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Sense 1: To descend, drop, or lose an upright position. Sense 2: To be slain, defeated, overthrown, ruined, or brought down. Sense 3: To come upon or attack. Sense 4: To pass into a specified place, condition, power, or course, or to depart from a former standing. Sense 5: To happen, turn out, or be allotted. Sense 6: As a noun, descent, overthrow, ruin, or loss of standing.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 10:11

COMBINED MEANING

mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

covereth

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Places, spreads, or keeps something over another; hides, conceals, encloses, shelters, clothes, or occupies its surface or extent.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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10:8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

10:9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

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10:10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

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10:11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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10:12Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

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