Proverbs 10:9

“He that walketh uprightly walketh surely, etc.] Or, “that walketh in perfection”f268 as the Targum. Not that walks without sin, no man does that; but that walks in the sincerity, integrity, and uprightness of his heart, both before God and men; who worships God in spirit and in truth, and speaks the truth in his heart to his neighbour; who is an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile; who walks uprightly according to the truth of the Gospel; who makes the word of God the rule of his life and actions; who walks by faith on Christ, using him as the way to the Father; believing in him for salvation; walking on in him as he has received him, and especially dealing with his uprightness or…”

“perverteth his ways--acts deceitfully. known--discovered and punished.”

“Shall be known - literally, “shall be made to know” (see Jeremiah 31:19; Judges 8:16 margin) in the sense of exposed. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Surely - Or, securely, or confidently, as the word properly signifies; quietly resting upon God's favour and gracious providence for his protections. Known - His wickedness shall be publickly discovered. Proverbs 10:10”

“10:9 Paths are a metaphor for life (see 1:15).”

“that walketh: Pro 28:18; Psa 23:4, Psa 25:21, Psa 26:11, Psa 26:12, Psa 84:11; Isa 33:15, Isa 33:16; Gal 2:13, Gal 2:14 but: Pro 17:20; Luk 12:1, Luk 12:2; Co1 4:5 Proverbs 10:10”

“The form of this verse is like the eighth, word for word: He that walketh in innocence walketh securely; But he that goeth in secret ways is known. The full form of בּתּום does not, as Hitzig supposes, stand in causal connection with the Dech, for the consonant text lying before us is at least 500 years older than the accentuation. For הלך תּם at Pro 2:7, there is here הלך בּתּום = הלך בּדרך תום; so מעקּשׁ דּרכיו denotes, after Pro 2:15, such an one אשׁר דּרכיו עקּשׁים. Expressed in the language of the N.T., תום is the property of the ἁπλοῦς or ἀκέραιος, for the fundamental idea of fulness is here referred to full submission, full integrity. Such an one goes בּטח (Aquila, ἀμερίμνως),…”