Proverbs 21:8-9

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Proverbs 21:8-9 The Message (MSG)

Mixed motives twist life into tangles; pure motives take you straight down the road. Better to live alone in a tumbledown shack than share a mansion with a nagging spouse.

Proverbs 21:8-9 King James Version (KJV)

The way of man is froward and strange: But as for the pure, his work is right. It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, Than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

Proverbs 21:8-9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

The way of a guilty man is crooked, But as for the pure, his conduct is upright. It is better to live in a corner of a roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

Proverbs 21:8-9 New Century Version (NCV)

Guilty people live dishonest lives, but honest people do right. It is better to live in a corner on the roof than inside the house with a quarreling wife.

Proverbs 21:8-9 American Standard Version (ASV)

The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right. It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

Proverbs 21:8-9 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)

The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright. Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

Proverbs 21:8-9 New King James Version (NKJV)

The way of a guilty man is perverse; But as for the pure, his work is right. Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

Proverbs 21:8-9 Amplified Bible (AMP)

The way of the guilty is [exceedingly] crooked, But as for the pure, his conduct is upright. It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather] Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.

Proverbs 21:8-9 New Living Translation (NLT)

The guilty walk a crooked path; the innocent travel a straight road. It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.

Proverbs 21:8-9 The Passion Translation (TPT)

You can discern that a person is guilty by his devious actions and the innocence of a person by his honest, sincere ways. It’s better to live all alone in a rickety shack than to share a castle with a crabby spouse!

Proverbs 21:8-9 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)

The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright. It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.