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Proverbs 28:18

Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

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הוֹלֵ֣ךְholekhewalkהָלַךְverb, qal, participle, absolute — “walk”, a verb used as a describing wordH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…תָּ֭מִיםtamimwithout blemishתָּמִיםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “without blemish”, the ordinary formH8549entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truthwithout blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright(-ly), whole.יִוָּשֵׁ֑עַyivasheabe safeיָשַׁעverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be safe”, an unfinished actionH3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor[idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.וְנֶעְקַ֥שׁveneqashand perverseעָקַשׁconjunction, verb, niphal, passive participle, construct — “and perverse”, a verb used as a describing wordH6140to knot or distort; figuratively, to pervert (act or declare perverse)make crooked, (prove, that is) perverse(-rt).דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִםderakhayimalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, dual, absolute — “along”, the ordinary formH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).יִפּ֥וֹלyipolfallנָפַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fall”, an unfinished actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…בְּאֶחָֽתbeechatin firstאֶחָדpreposition, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “in first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved; but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered; But he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

Young’s Literal Translation

Whoso is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falleth at once.

World English Bible

Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

Darby Translation

Whoso walketh in integrity shall be saved; but he that is perverted in [his] double ways, shall fall in one [of them].

Douay-Rheims

He that walketh uprightly, shall be saved: he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved; but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He that walks justly is assisted: but he that walks in crooked ways shall be entangled therein .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ πορευόμενος δικαίως βεβοήθηται, ὁ δὲ σκολιαῖς ὁδοῖς πορευόμενος ἐμπλακήσεται.