9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
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Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me. …
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; …
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9)We are here told, and we may depend upon it, 1. That men’s integrity will be their security: He that walks uprightly towards God and man, that is faithful to both, that designs as he ought and means as he says, walks surely ; he is safe under a divine protection and easy in a holy security. He goes on his way with a humble boldness, being well armed against the temptations of Satan, the troubles o…
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