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Proverbs 11:3

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The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
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  1. Proverbs 28:18Rank 1 from verse 3
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    18Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

  2. Proverbs 13:6Rank 2 from verse 3
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    6Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  3. Psalms 25:21Rank 3 from verse 3
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    21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.

  4. Psalms 26:1Rank 4 from verse 3
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    1JUDGE me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I shall not slide.

  5. John 7:17Rank 5 from verse 3
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    17If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

  6. Proverbs 19:3Rank 6 from verse 3
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    3The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.

  7. Ecclesiastes 7:17Rank 7 from verse 3
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    17Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

  8. Proverbs 11:5Rank 8 from verse 3
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    5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

  9. Isaiah 1:28Rank 9 from verse 3
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    28¶ And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed.

  10. Proverbs 21:7Rank 10 from verse 3
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    7The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

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Proverbs 11:3

COMBINED MEANING

upright

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1. Honest, just, or morally right; also a person so characterized. 2. Straight, erect, or standing up.

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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

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guide

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1. To lead or direct in a way, course, action, or understanding. 2. One who leads or directs another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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

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destroy

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Sense 1: To ruin, demolish, consume, or lay waste. Sense 2: To kill or cut off. Sense 3: To cause a thing's structure, use, activity, or present condition to cease.

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11:2When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

11:3The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

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11:4Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

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