8The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.


In Context

5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

7 The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

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

9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

Proverbs 21:8 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:8The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:8The perverse way of a man is strange: but as for him that is pure, his work is right.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:8The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:8Very crooked is the way of a guilty man; but as for the pure, his work is upright.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:8The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked: but as for the pure, his work is right.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:8The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:8The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:8Froward is the way of a man who is vile, And the pure — upright is his work.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:8The way of man is fraudulent and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.