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


In Context

5 The purposes of the diligent are only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

6 The making of treasures by a lying tongue, Is a vanity driven away of those seeking death.

7 The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.

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

9 Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than with a woman of contentions and a house of company.

10 The soul of the wicked hath desired evil, Not gracious in his eyes is his neighbour.

Proverbs 21:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

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 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.