Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The way of the guilty person is devious, but as for the pure, his way 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.
Holman Bible
but the behavior of the innocent is upright.
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.
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 The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do what is right. 8 The way of the guilty person is devious, but as for the pure, his way is upright. 9 It is better to live on a corner of the housetop than in a house in company with a quarrelsome wife.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:15
whose paths are morally crooked, and who are devious in their ways;
Genesis 6:5-6
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.
Genesis 6:12
God saw the earth, and indeed it was ruined, for all living creatures on the earth were sinful.
Job 15:14-16
What is man that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
Psalm 14:2-3
The Lord looks down from heaven at the human race, to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God.
Proverbs 15:26
The Lord abhors the plans of the wicked, but pleasant words are pure.
Proverbs 30:12
There is a generation who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not washed from their filthiness.
Ecclesiastes 7:29
This alone have I discovered: God made humankind upright, but they have sought many evil schemes.
Ecclesiastes 9:3
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.
Daniel 12:10
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.
Matthew 5:8
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Matthew 12:33
"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.
Acts 15:9
and he made no distinction between them and us, cleansing their hearts by faith.
1 Corinthians 3:3
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?
Ephesians 2:2-3
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,
Titus 1:15
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.
Titus 2:14
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.
Titus 3:3
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.
Titus 3:5
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,
1 Peter 1:22-23
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.
1 John 2:29
If you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by him.
1 John 3:3
And everyone who has this hope focused on him purifies himself, just as Jesus is pure).