Proverbs 21:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.”

Proverbs 21:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 21:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 21:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.”

Proverbs 21:8 — World English Bible

Proverbs 21:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right. ”

Proverbs 21:8 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 21:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Froward <FI>is<Fi> the way of a man who is vile, And the pure--upright <FI>is<Fi> his work.”

Proverbs 21:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 21:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Very crooked is the way of a guilty man; but as for the pure, his work is upright. ”

Proverbs 21:8 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 21:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The way of some is peruerted and strange: but of the pure man, his worke is right.”

Proverbs 21:8 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 21:8 in Context — Proverbs 21

6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

7 The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

8 The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

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What Does Proverbs 21:8 Mean?

Proverbs 21:8 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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