Kejadian 20:5

20:5 Did Abraham ¹  not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ²  ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this with a clear conscience ³  and with innocent hands!”

Amsal 10:9

10:9 The one who conducts himself ⁴  in integrity ⁵  will live ⁶  securely,

but the one who behaves perversely ⁷  will be found out.

[20:5]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:5]  ² tn Heb “and she, even she.”

[20:5]  ³ tn Heb “with the integrity of my heart.”

[10:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “he who walks.” The idiom is used widely in both OT and NT for conduct, behavior, or lifestyle.

[10:9]  ⁵ sn “Integrity” here means “blameless” in conduct. Security follows integrity, because the lifestyle is blameless. The righteous is certain of the course to be followed and does not fear retribution from man or God.

[10:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “walks.”

[10:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “he who perverts his ways” (so NASB); NIV “who takes crooked paths” (NLT similar). The Piel participle מְעַקֵּשׁ (mÿ’aqqesh) means “make crooked; twisted; perverse.” It is stronger than simply taking crooked paths; it refers to perverting the ways. The one who is devious will not get away with it.