Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
but the behavior of the innocent is upright.
New American Standard Bible
But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.
King James Version
The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
International Standard Version
The conduct of a guilty man is perverse, but the behavior of the pure is upright.
A Conservative Version
The way of him who is laden with guilt is exceedingly crooked, but as for a pure man, his work is right.
American Standard Version
The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.
Amplified
The way of the guilty is [exceedingly] crooked,
But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.
Bible in Basic English
Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.
Darby Translation
Very crooked is the way of a guilty man; but as for the pure, his work is upright.
Julia Smith Translation
The way of man is crooked and strange: and the pure his work is right
King James 2000
The way of man is perverse and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Crooked is the way of a man and a foreigner, but the pure [is] upright [in] his conduct.
Modern King James verseion
The way of a guilty man is perverted; but the pure, his work is right.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The ways of the froward are strange; but the works of him that is clean, are right.
NET Bible
The way of the guilty person is devious, but as for the pure, his way is upright.
New Heart English Bible
The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
The Emphasized Bible
Crooked is the way of a guilty man, but, as for the pure, straight is his dealing.
Webster
The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
World English Bible
The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
Youngs Literal Translation
Froward is the way of a man who is vile, And the pure -- upright is his work.
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 21:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
7
because they refuse to act justly.
but the behavior of the innocent is upright.
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:15
and whose ways are devious.
Genesis 6:5-6
When the Lord saw that man’s wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every scheme his mind thought of was nothing but evil all the time,
Genesis 6:12
God saw how corrupt the earth was, for every creature had corrupted its way on the earth.
Job 15:14-16
or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
Psalm 14:2-3
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.
Proverbs 15:26
but pleasant words are pure.
Proverbs 30:12
yet is not washed from its filth.
Ecclesiastes 7:29
Only see this: I have discovered that God made people upright,
Ecclesiastes 9:3
This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: there is one fate for everyone. In addition, the hearts of people are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live
Daniel 12:10
Many will be purified,
Matthew 5:8
Matthew 12:33
Acts 15:9
He made no distinction between us and them,
1 Corinthians 3:3
because you are still fleshly. For since there is envy
Ephesians 2:2-3
in which you previously walked according to the ways of this world,
Titus 1:15
To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience
Titus 2:14
He gave Himself for us
Titus 3:3
For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions
Titus 3:5
not by works of righteousness that we had done,
but according to His mercy,
through the washing of regeneration
and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
1 Peter 1:22-23
By obedience to the truth,
1 John 2:29
If you know that He is righteous, you know this as well: Everyone who does what is right
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1 John 3:3
And everyone who has this hope