Proverbs 21:8
The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
In context
5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. 6 A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare. 7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right. 8 The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife. 10 The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them. 11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 21:8 in the KJV
The way of man is froward and strange: But as for the pure, his work is right.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 21:8 in the ESV
The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright.