Proverbs 28:18
Strong's Lexicon
He who walks
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ (hō·w·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

with integrity
תָּ֭מִים (tā·mîm)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8549: 1) complete, whole, entire, sound 1a) complete, whole, entire 1b) whole, sound, healthful 1c) complete, entire (of time) 1d) sound, wholesome, unimpaired, innocent, having integrity 1e) what is complete or entirely in accord with truth and fact (neuter adj/subst)

will be delivered,
יִוָּשֵׁ֑עַ (yiw·wā·šê·a‘)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3467: 1) to save, be saved, be delivered 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be liberated, be saved, be delivered 1a2) to be saved (in battle), be victorious 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to save, deliver 1b2) to save from moral troubles 1b3) to give victory to

but whoever is perverse
וְנֶעְקַ֥שׁ (wə·ne‘·qaš)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6140: 1) to be perverse, twist, pervert, make crooked, prove perverse, declare perverse 1a) (Niphal) to be crooked 1b) (Piel) to twist, distort, pervert, make crooked 1c) (Hiphil) to declare crooked 1d) (Qal) perverse

[in his] ways
דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִם (də·rā·ḵa·yim)
Noun - cd
Strong's Hebrew 1870: 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.)

will suddenly
בְּאֶחָֽת׃ (bə·’e·ḥāṯ)
Preposition-b | Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: 1) one (number) 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)

fall.
יִפּ֥וֹל (yip·pō·wl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5307: 1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fall 1a2) to fall (of violent death) 1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before 1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of 1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result 1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to 1a7) to lie, lie prostrate 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate 1b2) to overthrow 1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot 1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.) 1b5) to cause to fall 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon 1c2) to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself 1d) (Pilel) to fall

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falleth at once.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who lives with integrity will be helped, but one who distorts right and wrong will suddenly fall.

New American Standard Bible
He who walks blamelessly will be delivered, But he who is crooked will fall all at once.

King James Bible
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but [he that is] perverse [in his] ways shall fall at once.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit.

New Living Translation
The blameless will be rescued from harm, but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed.

English Standard Version
Whoever walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall.

New American Standard Bible
He who walks blamelessly will be delivered, But he who is crooked will fall all at once.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who lives with integrity will be helped, but one who distorts right and wrong will suddenly fall.

International Standard Version
Whoever lives blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverted will fall without warning.

NET Bible
The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall at once.

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

English Revised Version
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.
















Cross References
Proverbs 10:9
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

Proverbs 10:27
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 28:17
A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

Proverbs 28:16
The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

Proverbs 28:15
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

Proverbs 28:19
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

Proverbs 28:21
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
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