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Proverbs 21:8

American Standard Version

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

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Proverbs 21:8 in other translations

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

Proverbs 21:8 · World English Bible

Proverbs 21:8 in context

  1. 6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.
  2. 7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.
  3. 8The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.
  4. 9It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
  5. 10The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.