Proverbs 11:3
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
Cross-references
Proverbs 11:5 reinforces the contrast: righteousness keeps the blameless straight while the wicked fall—parallel to integrity guiding and treachery destroying.
Proverbs 11:5 similarly contrasts the righteous path with the wicked's fall, echoing the principle of integrity guiding and crookedness destroying.
Proverbs 21:7 similarly shows the wicked's own actions bring destruction, echoing the fate of the treacherous.
Proverbs 28:18 mirrors the same contrast: integrity delivers, crookedness makes one fall suddenly.
Proverbs 5:22 shows the wicked trapped by their own sins, reinforcing that crookedness leads to destruction.
Psalm 25:21 echoes the same pairing of integrity and uprightness as a preserving force, linking guidance to waiting on God.
Psalm 26:1 shows integrity as a basis for trust and vindication, reinforcing the upright's reliance on God.
Isaiah 1:28 describes rebels and sinners being broken, matching the destruction of the treacherous in Proverbs.
Genesis 20:5 uses 'integrity of my heart' to claim innocence, illustrating the upright's guiding principle.