John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 11:3
Pro 11:3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. Ver. 3. The integrity of the upright shall guide them. ] An elegant allusion in the original. Their uprightness shall lead them whither they would, and secure them from danger. They "fulfil the royal law," Jam 2:8 keep the king’s highway, and so are kept safe; while those that go out of God’s precincts are out of his protection. But the perverseness of transgressors. ] Of... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 11:3
Proverbs 11:3The integrity of the upright sham guide them.Integrity the best guide both in religious inquiries and in moral conductThe policy of the world, like the world itself, is fluctuating and deceitful. Uncertain both in its objects and its means, it knows nothing of that steadfastness which religious principle communicates both to mind and conduct. The shifts and windings of those who are guided by no higher principles than those of pride and avarice would be truly ludicrous if they were... read more