King James Version
Proverbs 28:18 in the King James Version says “Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.”
Proverbs 28:18 · KJV
The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. innocent: or, unpunished
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Whoso walketh”
H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“uprightly”
H8549entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth
“shall be saved”
H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e., (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
“but he that is perverse”
H6140to knot or distort; figuratively, to pervert (act or declare perverse)
“in his ways”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“shall fall”
H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
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