3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 11:3
Integrity, Righteousness, and Community Life Under the LORD's Moral Order
The chapter moves through practical arenas of righteousness: commerce, humility, integrity, death and hope, speech, civic life, guidance, mercy, desire, generosity, household stewardship, and final moral recompense.
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Verse 3
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The integrity תֻּמַּ֣ת H8538 Noun - feminine singular construct of the upright יְשָׁרִ֣ים H3477 Adjective - masculine plural guides them תַּנְחֵ֑ם H5148 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural but the perversity וְסֶ֖לֶף H5558 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of the faithless בּוֹגְדִ֣ים H898 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural destroys them וְשַׁדָּם׃ H7703 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural