Proverbs 21:8
World English Bible (WEB)
The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
In context
6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
7 The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.
8 The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
Proverbs 21:8 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
- KJV King James Version
- The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Froward [is] the way of a man who is vile, And the pure — upright [is] his work.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Very crooked is the way of a guilty man; but as for the pure, his work is upright.
- WBS Webster Bible
- The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.