When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless.
Proverbs 10:9 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: But he that perverteth his ways shall be known. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who walks uprightly walks securely, but he who takes a crooked way shall be found out and punished. American Standard Version (1901) He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known. Common English Bible Those who walk in innocence walk with confidence, but those on crooked paths will be found out. Catholic Public Domain Version He who walks in simplicity walks in confidence. But he who corrupts his ways shall be discovered. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that walketh sincerely, walketh confidently: but he that perverteth his ways, shall be manifest. |
When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless.
“Behold, God will not reject a blameless man, nor take the hand of evildoers.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; he bestows favor and honor. No good thing does the Lord withhold from those who walk uprightly.
A man of crooked mind does not prosper, and one with a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
though his hatred be covered with guile, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.
He who walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is perverse in his ways will fall into a pit.
“So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then every man will receive his commendation from God.
So also good deeds are conspicuous; and even when they are not, they cannot remain hidden.