Proverbs 21:8
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right. | The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright. | 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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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [is] crooked | הֲפַכְפַּ֬ךְ | ha-fakh-PAKH | H2019 | crookedהֲפַכְפַּךְ (ha.phakh.pakh) crooked, perverted |
| [the] way of | דֶּ֣רֶךְ | DE-rekh | H1870G | way: conductדֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) : conduct/lifestyle 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.) |
| a person | אִ֣ישׁ | 'ish | H0376G | manאִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) |
| guilty | וָזָ֑ר | va-ZAR | H2054 | guiltyוָזָר (va.zar) 1) guilty, burdened with guilt, strange 2) criminal, guilty |
| and a pure [person] | וְ֝זַ֗ךְ | ve-ZAKH | H2134 | pureזַךְ (zakh) 1) clean, pure 1a) pure 1b) pure, clean, righteous (fig.) 2) the pure one (subst) |
| [is] upright | יָשָׁ֥ר | ya-SHAR | H3477G | uprightיָשָׁר (ya.shar) 1) straight, upright, correct, right 1a) straight, level 1b) right, pleasing, correct 1c) straightforward, just, upright, fitting, proper 1d) uprightness, righteous, upright 1e) that which is upright (subst) Also means: ya.shar (יָשָׁר "upright" H3477I) |
| work his | פָּעֳלֽוֹ׃ | po-'o-LO | H6467 | workפֹּ֫עַל (po.al) 1) work, deed, doing 1a) deed, thing done 1b) work, thing made 1c) wages of work 1d) acquisition (of treasure) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.