Proverbs 28:18
Compared across 30 translations
English
He who walks blamelessly and uprightly will be kept safe,But he who is crooked (perverse) will suddenly fall.
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
Walk straight—live well and be saved; a devious life is a doomed life. Doing Great Harm in Seemingly Harmless Ways
He who walks blamelessly will be delivered,But he who is [g]crooked will fall all at once.
Anyone who lives without blame is kept safe. But anyone whose path is crooked will fall into the pit.
The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit.[b]
The one whose way of life is blameless is kept safe, but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit.[b]
The blameless will be rescued from harm, but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed.
Arabic
مَنْ يَسْلُكْ بِالْكَمَالِ يَنْجُ، أَمَّا الْمُنْحَرِفُ إِلَى سَبِيلَيْنِ فَيَسْقُطُ فِي أَحَدِهِمَا.
Danish
Den retsindige bliver reddet, den uærlige går sin undergang i møde.
German
Wer ehrlich ist, dem wird immer geholfen; wer aber krumme Wege geht, wird plötzlich zu Fall kommen.
Spanish
El que es honrado se mantendrá a salvo; el de caminos perversos caerá en la fosa.[d]
El que es honrado se mantendrá a salvo; el de caminos perversos caerá en la fosa.[d]
French
Qui mène une vie intègre trouvera le salut,mais l’homme corrompu qui suit deux chemins à la fois tombera dans l’un ou l’autre.
Hiligaynon
Ang tawo nga nagakabuhi nga wala sing kasawayan indi maano, pero ang tawo nga indi husto ang iya pagginawi malaglag gulpi.
Japanese
正しい人は災いに会っても助け出されますが、人をだますような者は滅ぼされます。
Korean
진실하게 사는 사람은 구원을 받을 것이나 거짓되게 사는 사람은 갑자기 패망할 것이다.
nl
Wie oprecht leeft, wordt gered, maar wie van twee walletjes wil eten, zal ten val komen.
Portuguese
Quem procede com integridade viverá seguro,mas quem procede com perversidade de repente cairá.
Os que vivem com retidão estarão sempre seguros;os fraudulentos serão castigados infalivelmente.
Romanian
Cel ce umblă în integritate va fi salvat, dar omul ale cărui căi sunt corupte va cădea pe neaşteptate.
Russian
Тот, чей путь беспорочен, находится в безопасности, а тот, чьи пути лукавы, падёт внезапно.
Тот, чей путь беспорочен, находится в безопасности, а тот, чьи пути лукавы, падёт внезапно.
Тот, чей путь беспорочен, находится в безопасности, а тот, чьи пути лукавы, падёт внезапно.
Тот, чей путь беспорочен, находится в безопасности,а тот, чьи пути лукавы, падет внезапно.
Swedish
Den som lever ett klanderfritt liv blir räddad, men den som går orätta vägar kommer plötsligt att falla.
Thai
คนที่ดำเนินชีวิตอย่างไร้ตำหนิจะได้รับการอุ้มชูแต่คนที่เดินอยู่ในทางคดโกงจะตกลงไปในหลุมลึก
zh-Hant
純全無過的必蒙拯救, 行為邪僻的轉眼滅亡。