Proverbs 11:3 · KJV
“The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.”
— Proverbs 11:3
{When} pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly {is} wisdom.
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Proverbs 11 — Context
A false balance {is} abomination to the LORD: but a just weight {is} his delight. {A false...: Heb. Balances of deceit} {just...: Heb. perfect stone}
2{When} pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly {is} wisdom.
3The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
4Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. {direct: Heb. rectify}
Cross References
Proverbs 28:18
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but {he that is} perverse {in his} ways shall fall at once.
Proverbs 13:6
Righteousness keepeth {him that is} upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. {the sinner: Heb. sin}
Psalms 26:1
[{A Psalm} of David.] Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; {therefore} I shall not slide.
Psalms 25:21
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
John 7:17
If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or {whether} I speak of myself.
Proverbs 19:3
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
Proverbs 11:5
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. {direct: Heb. rectify}
Ecclesiastes 7:17
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time? {before...: Heb. not in thy time?}