Proverbs 21:8
The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
Proverbs 21:8 in other translations
| BSB | The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright. |
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| WEB | The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright. |
| ASV | The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right. |
| YLT | Froward is the way of a man who is vile, And the pure--upright is his work. |
| DARBY | Very crooked is the way of a guilty man; but as for the pure, his work is upright. |
| BBE | Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright. |
| Webster | The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right. |
What does Proverbs 21:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Proverbs 21:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 21:8
- 1 John 3:3
And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
- Daniel 12:10
Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
- 1 Peter 1:22-23
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
- Proverbs 2:15
Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
- 1 Corinthians 3:3
For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
- Psalms 14:2-3
The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
- 1 John 2:29
If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
- Ecclesiastes 7:29
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
- Proverbs 15:26
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
- Titus 1:15
Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
- Ecclesiastes 9:3
This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
- Acts 15:9
And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
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Context
- Proverbs 21:7
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
- Proverbs 21:8
The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
- Proverbs 21:9
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 21:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El camino del hombre perverso es torcido y extraño: mas la obra del limpio es recta. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | La voie d’un homme coupable est détournée; mais l’œuvre de celui qui est pur est droite. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Vielgewunden ist der Weg des schuldbeladenen Mannes; der Lautere aber, sein Tun ist gerade. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Perversa via viri aliena est; qui autem mundus est, rectum opus ejus. |