Proverbs 21:8

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Summary

Proverbs 21:8

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

Way

But

General references

Proverbs 20:11

Isaiah 55:8

Bible References

Way

But the Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time.

What is man that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

The Lord looks down from heaven at the human race, to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God.

This alone have I discovered: God made humankind upright, but they have sought many evil schemes.

This is the unfortunate fact about everything that happens on earth: the same fate awaits everyone. In addition to this, the hearts of all people are full of evil, and there is folly in their hearts during their lives -- then they die.

for you are still influenced by the flesh. For since there is still jealousy and dissension among you, are you not influenced by the flesh and behaving like unregenerate people?

in which you formerly lived according to this world's present path, according to the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the ruler of the spirit that is now energizing the sons of disobedience,

For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.

But

The Lord abhors the plans of the wicked, but pleasant words are pure.

There is a generation who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not washed from their filthiness.

Many will be purified, made clean, and refined, but the wicked will go on being wicked. None of the wicked will understand, though the wise will understand.

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

"Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

and he made no distinction between them and us, cleansing their hearts by faith.

All is pure to those who are pure. But to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted.

He gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, who are eager to do good.

he saved us not by works of righteousness that we have done but on the basis of his mercy, through the washing of the new birth and the renewing of the Holy Spirit,

You have purified your souls by obeying the truth in order to show sincere mutual love. So love one another earnestly from a pure heart.

If you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by him.

And everyone who has this hope focused on him purifies himself, just as Jesus is pure).

General references

Even a young man is known by his actions, whether his activity is pure and whether it is right.

"Indeed, my plans are not like your plans, and my deeds are not like your deeds,