Proverbs 21:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Froward `is' the way of a man who is vile, And the pure -- upright `is' his work.

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  • Prov 2:15 : 15 Whose paths `are' crooked, Yea, they are perverted in their ways.
  • Prov 15:26 : 26 An abomination to Jehovah `are' thoughts of wickedness, And pure `are' sayings of pleasantness.
  • Prov 30:12 : 12 A generation -- pure in their own eyes, But from their own filth not washed.
  • Eccl 7:29 : 29 See, this alone I have found, that God made man upright, and they -- they have sought out many devices.
  • Eccl 9:3 : 3 This `is' an evil among all that hath been done under the sun, that one event `is' to all, and also the heart of the sons of man is full of evil, and madness `is' in their heart during their life, and after it -- unto the dead.
  • Dan 12:10 : 10 Purify themselves, yea, make themselves white, yea, refined are many: and the wicked have done wickedly, and none of the wicked understand, and those acting wisely do understand;
  • Matt 5:8 : 8 `Happy the clean in heart -- because they shall see God.
  • Matt 12:33 : 33 `Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad, for from the fruit is the tree known.
  • Acts 15:9 : 9 and did put no difference also between us and them, by the faith having purified their hearts;
  • 1 Cor 3:3 : 3 for yet ye are fleshly, for where `there is' among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not fleshly, and in the manner of men do walk?
  • Eph 2:2-3 : 2 in which once ye did walk according to the age of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all did walk once in the desires of our flesh, doing the wishes of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath -- as also the others,
  • Titus 1:15 : 15 all things, indeed, `are' pure to the pure, and to the defiled and unstedfast `is' nothing pure, but of them defiled `are' even the mind and the conscience;
  • Titus 2:14 : 14 who did give himself for us, that he might ransom us from all lawlessness, and might purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works;
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 for we were once -- also we -- thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious -- hating one another;
  • Titus 3:5 : 5 (not by works that `are' in righteousness that we did but according to His kindness,) He did save us, through a bathing of regeneration, and a renewing of the Holy Spirit,
  • 1 Pet 1:22-23 : 22 Your souls having purified in the obedience of the truth through the Spirit to brotherly love unfeigned, out of a pure heart one another love ye earnestly, 23 being begotten again, not out of seed corruptible, but incorruptible, through a word of God -- living and remaining -- to the age;
  • 1 John 2:29 : 29 if ye know that he is righteous, know ye that every one doing the righteousness, of him hath been begotten.
  • 1 John 3:3 : 3 and every one who is having this hope on him, doth purify himself, even as he is pure.
  • Gen 6:5-6 : 5 And Jehovah seeth that abundant `is' the wickedness of man in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil all the day; 6 and Jehovah repenteth that He hath made man in the earth, and He grieveth Himself -- unto His heart.
  • Gen 6:12 : 12 And God seeth the earth, and lo, it hath been corrupted, for all flesh hath corrupted its way on the earth.
  • Job 15:14-16 : 14 What `is' man that he is pure, And that he is righteous, one born of woman? 15 Lo, in His holy ones He putteth no credence, And the heavens have not been pure in His eyes. 16 Also -- surely abominable and filthy Is man drinking as water perverseness.
  • Ps 14:2-3 : 2 Jehovah from the heavens Hath looked on the sons of men, To see if there is a wise one -- seeking God. 3 The whole have turned aside, Together they have been filthy: There is not a doer of good, not even one.

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    15Whose paths `are' crooked, Yea, they are perverted in their ways.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29A wicked man hath hardened by his face, And the upright -- he prepareth his way.

  • 2 Sam 22:27
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    27With the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.

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    2Every way of a man `is' right in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering hearts.

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    26With the pure Thou showest Thyself pure, And with the perverse showest Thyself a wrestler,

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    9Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.

  • Prov 5:21
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    21For over-against the eyes of Jehovah are the ways of each, And all his paths He is pondering.

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    20An abomination to Jehovah `are' the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way `are' His delight.

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    3The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.

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    12There is a way -- right before a man, And its latter end `are' ways of death.

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    29The way of Jehovah `is' strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.

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    6Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.

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    18Whoso is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falleth at once.

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    20That thou dost go in the way of the good, And the paths of the righteous dost keep.

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    5The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.

    6The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.

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    8Astonished are the upright at this, And the innocent against the profane Stirreth himself up.

    9And the righteous layeth hold `on' his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And -- dumb are they all.

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    7The path for the righteous `is' uprightness, O upright One, The path of the righteous Thou dost ponder.

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    27An abomination to the righteous `is' the perverse man, And an abomination to the wicked `is' the upright in the way!

  • Prov 8:8
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    8In righteousness `are' all the sayings of my mouth, Nothing in them is froward and perverse.

  • Prov 20:11
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    11Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.

  • Ps 1:6
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    6For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!

  • Prov 20:24
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    24From Jehovah `are' the steps of a man, And man -- how understandeth he his way?

  • Prov 28:6
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    6Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

  • Prov 3:32
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    32For an abomination to Jehovah `is' the perverted, And with the upright `is' His secret counsel.

  • Prov 16:2
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    2All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering the spirits.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.

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    9An abomination to Jehovah `is' the way of the wicked, And whoso is pursuing righteousness He loveth.

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    10Whoso is causing the upright to err in an evil way, Into his own pit he doth fall, And the perfect do inherit good.

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    25There is a way right before a man, And its latter end -- ways of death.

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    12The Righteous One is acting wisely Towards the house of the wicked, He is overthrowing the wicked for wickedness.

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    19The way of the wicked `is' as darkness, They have not known at what they stumble.

  • Prov 16:9
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    9The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.

  • Prov 2:12-13
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    12To deliver thee from an evil way, From any speaking froward things,

    13Who are forsaking paths of uprightness, To walk in ways of darkness,

  • Prov 15:19
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    19The way of the slothful `is' as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.

  • Prov 16:17
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    17A highway of the upright `is', `Turn from evil,' Whoso is preserving his soul is watching his way.

  • Prov 13:15
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    15Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous `is' hard.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

  • Hos 14:9
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    9Who `is' wise, and doth understand these? Prudent, and knoweth them? For upright are the ways of Jehovah, And the righteous go on in them, And the transgressors stumble therein!

  • Eccl 7:13
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    13See the work of God, For who is able to make straight that which He made crooked?

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    2Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted `in' his ways is despising Him.

  • Ezek 33:17
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    17And the sons of thy people have said: The way of the Lord is not pondered, As to them -- their way is not pondered.

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    8A way of peace they have not known, And there is no judgment in their paths, Their paths they have made perverse for themselves, No treader in it hath known peace.

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    18The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.

  • Job 34:21
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    21For His eyes `are' on the ways of each, And all his steps He doth see.

  • Job 34:11
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    11For the work of man he repayeth to him, And according to the path of each He doth cause him to find.