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The integrityתֻּמַּתof the uprightיְשָׁרִיםguides them,תַּנְחֵםbut the crookednessוְסֶלֶףof the treacherousבּוֹגְדִיםdestroys them.יְשָׁדֵּם
Proverbs 11:3
Study it in the app“The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 11:3, word by word
- The integrityתֻּמַּתtumat
integrity
Integrity: being whole, without double-dealing; the conduct of one who is the same inside and out. It comes from the same root as "blameless" (Job 1:1).
Where else “tumat” appears- of the uprightיְשָׁרִיםyesharim
upright
Acting well before YHWH, without bending.
Where else “yesharim” appears- guides themתַּנְחֵtanche
lead, guide
Lead, guide along the way; bring someone to a place.
Where else “tanche” appears- but the crookednessסֶלֶףselef
crookedness, perversity
Crookedness, perversity; what twists what is straight.
Where else “selef” appears- of the treacherousבּוֹגְדִיםbogdim
act treacherously
Be unfaithful: break one's word or someone's trust.
Where else “bogdim” appears- destroys themיְשָׁדֵּyeshade
devastate
To leave a country or city empty and in ruins by force.
Where else “yeshade” appears
The context
2Insolence comes, and disgrace comes; but with the modest is wisdom.
3 · This verse (above)
4Wealth does not profit in the day of fury, but righteousness delivers from death.