Proverbs 11:3

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 11:3

It is not only promised that God will guide the upright, and threatened that he will destroy the transgressors, but, that we may be the more fully assured of both, it is here represented as if the nature of the thing were such on both sides that it would do it itself. 1. The integrity of an honest man will itself be his guide in the way of duty and the way of safety. His principles are fixed, his rule is certain, and therefore his way is plain; his sincerity keeps him steady, and he needs not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:3

The integrity of the upright shall guide them ,.... The Spirit of God is the best guide of an upright man; he leads into all truth, and unto the land of uprightness, and continues to be a guide, even unto death; and it is right to walk after him, and not after the flesh: and besides him, the upright man has the word of God as a lamp to his feet, and a light to his paths, which he does well to take heed to; and next to that is the sincerity and uprightness of his heart, which will not suffer... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 11:1-11

The ways of honour and of shame I. JUSTICE AND INJUSTICE IN COMMON THINGS . Jehovah delights in "full weight," and abominates the tricky balance. This may be applied: 1 . Literally, to commerce between man and man. 2 . Figuratively, to all social relations in which we may give and receive. Work is only honest if thorough; if honest and thorough, it is religious. If principle be the basis of all our transactions, then what we do is done "unto the Lord, and not unto men."... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 11:3

The integrity —the simple straightforwardness —of the upright shall guide them in the right way, and give them success in their undertakings with the blessing of God (comp. Proverbs 11:5 ). Septuagint, "the perfection of the straightforward" ( Proverbs 10:9 ). The perverseness ( seleph );; they not only bring punishment on themselves when their evil designs are discovered and frustrated, but they ruin their moral nature, lose all sense of truth and right, and are rejected of God.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 11:3-31

The pricelessness of integrity We have here a view of the exceeding worth of moral integrity, or of righteousness; we see what, in the judgment of the wise, it will do for its possessor. It will— I. DIRECT HIS WAY . "The integrity of the upright shall guide them; …the righteousness of the perfect [ i.e. the upright] shall direct his way" ( Proverbs 11:3-5 ). And we read. ( Proverbs 10:9 ) that "he that walketh uprightly walketh surely." The man who honestly and earnestly... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 11:2-3

Proverbs 11:2-3. When pride cometh, then cometh shame Pride, as it is the effect of folly, so it bringeth a man to contempt and destruction, such persons being under the displeasure of God, and disliked by all men. But with the lowly is wisdom Whereby they are kept from those foolish and wicked actions which expose men to shame. The integrity of the upright, &c. Their sincere obedience to God’s laws; shall guide them Shall keep them from crooked and dangerous courses, and lead them... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:1-31

Prosperity; uprightness; generosity (11:1-31)People are foolish to try to get rich by dishonest methods, because dishonesty brings judgment from which riches cannot save (11:1-4). By their blameless conduct, people ensure their ultimate victory; by crookedness they ensure their downfall (5-8). When good people have influence in a city, the citizens live in peace and happiness. But each city also has its troublemakers, who are a nuisance to their neighbours and create unrest in the community... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 11:3

integrity, &c. Illustrations: Joseph (Genesis 39:4 , Genesis 39:22 , Genesis 39:23 ; Genesis 50:25 .Hebrews 11:22; Hebrews 11:22 ). the upright = upright ones. perverseness, &c. = slipperiness. Illustrations: Israel (Deuteronomy 1:43 , Deuteronomy 1:44 ); Balaam (Numbers 22:32 ; Numbers 31:8 ); Hophni and Phinehas (1 Samuel 2:25 ; 1 Samuel 4:11 ); Saul (1 Samuel 15:23 ); Absalom (2 Samuel 15:3-6 ; 2 Samuel 15:18 ); Ahithophel (2 Samuel 17:1-3 , 2 Samuel 17:23 ); Ahab(1 Kings 21:25 ,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 11:3

"The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.""If you are good, you are guided by honesty. People who can't be trusted are destroyed by their own dishonesty."[3] read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 11:3

3. guide—to lead, as a shepherd (Proverbs 6:7; Psalms 78:52). perverseness—ill-nature. destroy—with violence. read more

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