Proverbs 10:9
He that walketh vprightly, walketh surely: but whoso goeth a wrong way, shalbe knowen.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
In Context
8A wyse man wyll receaue warning: but a prating foole shalbe punished.
10He that winketh with his eye, wyll cause sorowe: but he that hath a foolishe mouth, shalbe beaten.
Cross References
Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninetie yere olde and nine, the Lorde appeared to hym, and sayde vnto hym: I am the almightie God, walke before me, and be thou perfect.
Proverbs 3:23Kepe thyne heart with all diligence, for out of it issueth lyfe.
Proverbs 28:1The vngodly fleeth when no man pursueth him: but the righteous are bolde as a Lion.
Isaiah 33:15He that leadeth a godly life, and speaketh the trueth, he that abhorreth gaynes by violence and deceipt, he that kepeth his hande that he touche no rewarde, which stoppeth his eares that he heare no counsayle agaynst the innocent blood, which holdeth downe his eyes that he see no euyll:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:9
Marks of Wisdom and of Folly. 8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. Here is, 1. The honour and happiness of the obedient. They will receive commandments; they will take it as a privilege, and really an ease to them, to be under government, which saves them the labour of deliberating and choosing for themselves; and they will take it as a favour to be told their duty and admonished concerning it. And this is their wisdom; those are wise in heart who are tractable, and those… Read the whole commentary →