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

Other Translations of Proverbs 21:8

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

8 The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright.

The Message

8 Mixed motives twist life into tangles; pure motives take you straight down the road. Do Your Best, Prepare for the Worst

New King James Version

8 The way of a guilty man is perverse; But as for the pure, his work is right.

New Living Translation

8 The guilty walk a crooked path; the innocent travel a straight road.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 21:8

Commentary on Proverbs 21:8

(Read Proverbs 21:8)

The way of mankind by nature is froward and strange.