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
Read Proverbs 21:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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.
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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