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Proverbs 11:3
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KJ21
The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
ASV
The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
AMP
The integrity and moral courage of the upright will guide them, But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
AMPC
The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the willful contrariness and crookedness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
BRG
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
CSB
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.
CSBA
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.
CEB
Integrity guides the virtuous, but dishonesty ruins the treacherous.
CJB
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the duplicity of the treacherous destroys them.
CEV
If you do the right thing, honesty will be your guide. But if you are crooked, you will be trapped by your own dishonesty.
DARBY
The integrity of the upright guideth them; but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroyeth them.
DRA
The simplicity of the just shall guide them: and the deceitfulness of the wicked shall destroy them.
ERV
Good people are guided by their honesty, but crooks who lie and cheat will ruin themselves.
EASY
Good people are honest, and that shows them the right way to live. But wicked people are not honest, and that destroys them.
EHV
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the dishonesty of the treacherous destroys them.
ESV
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
ESVUK
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
EXB
·Good people [People with integrity] will be guided by ·honesty [innocence]; dishonesty will ·destroy [devastate] those who are not trustworthy.
GNV
The uprightness of the just shall guide them: but the frowardness of the transgressors shall destroy them.
GW
Integrity guides decent people, but hypocrisy leads treacherous people to ruin.
GNT
If you are good, you are guided by honesty. People who can't be trusted are destroyed by their own dishonesty.
HCSB
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.
ICB
Good people will be guided by honesty. But dishonesty will destroy those who are not trustworthy.
ISV
The integrity of the righteous guides them, but the hypocrisy of the treacherous destroys them.
JUB
¶ The perfection of the upright shall guide them in the way, but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
KJV
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
AKJV
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
LSB
The integrity of the upright will lead them, But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
LEB
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
TLB
A good man is guided by his honesty; the evil man is destroyed by his dishonesty.
MSG
The integrity of the honest keeps them on track; the deviousness of crooks brings them to ruin.
MEV
The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the perverseness of transgressors will destroy them.
NOG
Integrity guides decent people, but hypocrisy leads treacherous people to ruin.
NABRE
The honesty of the upright guides them; the faithless are ruined by their duplicity.
NASB
The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the perversity of the treacherous will destroy them.
NASB1995
The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
NCB
The upright are guarded by their integrity; the treacherous are destroyed by their own duplicity.
NCV
Good people will be guided by honesty; dishonesty will destroy those who are not trustworthy.
NET
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
NIRV
Those who do what is right are guided by their honest lives. But those who aren’t faithful are destroyed by their lies.
NIV
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
NIVUK
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
NKJV
The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.
NLV
The honor of good people will lead them, but those who hurt others will be destroyed by their own false ways.
NLT
Honesty guides good people; dishonesty destroys treacherous people.
NRSVA
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
NRSVACE
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
NRSVCE
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
NRSVUE
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
OJB
The integrity of the yesharim (upright ones) shall guide them, but the deceit of the bogedim (treacherous ones) shall destroy them.
RGT
The uprightness of the just shall guide them. But the crookedness of the transgressors shall destroy them.
RSV
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
RSVCE
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
TLV
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
VOICE
The right-living are guided by integrity, but the crooked ways of the faithless will lead to ruin.
WEB
The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
WYC
The simpleness of just men shall (ad)dress them; and the deceiving of wayward men shall destroy them. (The honesty, or the integrity, of the righteous shall direct them; and the deceptions of the wayward shall destroy them.)
YLT
The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
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