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The integrity of the upright shall guide them, But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
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Integrity as an Inner Guide
Commentators explain that for the upright, integrity acts as an internal guide. Matthew Henry notes that fixed, honest principles make one's path plain and clear. John Gill adds that this personal integrity works alongside the guidance of God's Spirit and Word, preventing a believer from knowingly straying into crooked paths.
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19th Century
Anglican
The perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. —Fraudulent persons (literally, those who “cover” a matter up
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The integrity of the upright shall guide them The Spirit of God is the best guide of an upright man; he leads into all truth, and u…
Presbyterian
An honest man's principles are fixed, therefore his way is plain.
