Proverbs 11:3
The integrity of the upright, shall guide them, but, the crookedness of the treacherous, shall be their ruin.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2When pride cometh, then cometh contempt, but, with the modest, is wisdom.
4Wealth, shall not profit, in the day of wrath, but, righteousness, shall deliver from death.
Cross References
Psalms 25:21Let, blamelessness and uprightness, watch over me, because I have waited for thee.
Proverbs 11:5The righteousness of the blameless, shall smooth his way, but, by his own lawlessness, shall the lawless one, fall.
Proverbs 19:3The folly of a man, subverteth his way, and, against Yahweh, his heart is angry.
Proverbs 28:18He that walketh with integrity, shall be saved, but, he that is crooked, turning two ways, shall fall in one.
Isaiah 1:28And the downfall of transgressors and sinners, shall be, together,—And, they who forsake Yahweh, shall be brought to an end;
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:3
2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. Observe, 1. How he that exalts himself is here abased, and contempt put upon him. When pride comes then comes shame. Pride is a sin which men have reason to be themselves ashamed of; it is a shame to a man who springs out of the earth, who lives upon alms, depends upon God, and has forfeited all he has, to be proud. It is a sin which others cry out shame on and look upon with disdain; he that is haughty makes himself contemptible; it is a sin… Read the whole commentary →