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Proverbs 21:8

World English Bible

The way of the guilty is devious,
but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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Proverbs 21:8 in other translations

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 in context

  1. 6Getting treasures by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
  2. 7The violence of the wicked will drive them away,
    because they refuse to do what is right.
  3. 8The way of the guilty is devious,
    but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
  4. 9It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop
    than to share a house with a contentious woman.
  5. 10The soul of the wicked desires evil;
    his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.