The Bible › World English Bible › Proverbs 21
Proverbs 21:8
The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
Proverbs 21:8 · World English Bible
← PreviousRead Proverbs 21Next →
Proverbs 21:8 in other translations
The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
Every translation above is public domain and free to share. Other versions — NIV · ESV · NKJV · NLT · NASB · CSB · AMP — are copyrighted and open on their publishers’ partner site.
In context
5 The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
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.
11 When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
Read Proverbs 21 in the app The whole chapter