Cross References

Proverbs 11:3

The Message

The integrity of the honest keeps them on track; the deviousness of crooks brings them to ruin.

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A God-loyal life keeps you on track; sin dumps the wicked in the ditch.

Walk straight—live well and be saved; a devious life is a doomed life.

People ruin their lives by their own stupidity, so why does God always get blamed?

Clear my name, God; I’ve kept an honest shop. I’ve thrown in my lot with you, God, and I’m not budging.

Use all your skill to put me together; I wait to see your finished product.

Moral character makes for smooth traveling; an evil life is a hard life.

The wicked get buried alive by their loot because they refuse to use it to help others.

God guards knowledge with a passion, but he’ll have nothing to do with deception.