The one who conducts himself ¹  in integrity ²  will live ³  securely, but the one who behaves perversely ⁴  will be found out.

biblegateway Pro 10:9

He who walks in integrity walks securely, But he who perverts his ways will be found out.

The one who lives with integrity lives securely, but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.

Whoever lives honestly will live securely, but whoever lives dishonestly will be found out.

biblegateway Pro 10:9

The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.

Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.

bibleoremus Pro 10:9

Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.

One whose life is pure lives in safety, but one whose ways are crooked is brought low.

biblegateway Pro 10:9

He who walks with integrity walks securely, But he who perverts his ways will become known.

He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

biblegateway Pro 10:9

The one who conducts himself ¹  in integrity ²  will live ³  securely, but the one who behaves perversely ⁴  will be found out.

¹ tn Heb “he who walks.” The idiom is used widely in both OT and NT for conduct, behavior, or lifestyle.

² sn “Integrity” here means “blameless” in conduct. Security follows integrity, because the lifestyle is blameless. The righteous is certain of the course to be followed and does not fear retribution from man or God.

³ tn Heb “walks.”

⁴ tn Heb “he who perverts his ways” (so NASB); NIV “who takes crooked paths” (NLT similar). The Piel participle מְעַקֵּשׁ (mÿ’aqqesh) means “make crooked; twisted; perverse.” It is stronger than simply taking crooked paths; it refers to perverting the ways. The one who is devious will not get away with it.