3The 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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The integrityתֻּמַּ֣תH8538Noun - feminine singular constructof the uprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםH3477Adjective - masculine pluralguides themתַּנְחֵ֑םH5148Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine pluralbut the perversityוְסֶ֖לֶףH5558Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof the faithlessבּוֹגְדִ֣יםH898Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluraldestroys themוְשַׁדָּם׃H7703Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural