Proverbs 11:3

11:3 The integrity of the upright guides them,9

but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroys them.10

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9	sn This contrasts two lifestyles, affirming the value of integrity. The upright live with integrity—blamelessness—and that integrity leads them in success and happiness. Those who use treachery will be destroyed by it.
10	tc The form is a Kethib/Qere reading. The Qere יְשָׁדֵּם (yéshadem) is an imperfect tense with the pronominal suffix. The Kethib וְשַׁדָּם (véshadam) is a perfect tense with a vav prefixed and a pronominal suffix. The Qere is supported by the versions.