Proverbs 21:7-8
Proverbs 21:7-8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The violence of the wicked will [return to them and] drag them away [like fish caught in a net], Because they refuse to act with justice. The way of the guilty is [exceedingly] crooked, But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.
Proverbs 21:7-8 The Message (MSG)
The wicked get buried alive by their loot because they refuse to use it to help others. Mixed motives twist life into tangles; pure motives take you straight down the road.
Proverbs 21:7-8 King James Version (KJV)
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; Because they refuse to do judgment. The way of man is froward and strange: But as for the pure, his work is right.
Proverbs 21:7-8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The violence of the wicked will drag them away, Because they refuse to act with justice. The way of a guilty man is crooked, But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.
Proverbs 21:7-8 New Century Version (NCV)
The violence of the wicked will destroy them, because they refuse to do what is right. Guilty people live dishonest lives, but honest people do right.
Proverbs 21:7-8 American Standard Version (ASV)
The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice. The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.
Proverbs 21:7-8 New International Version (NIV)
The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right. The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
Proverbs 21:7-8 New King James Version (NKJV)
The violence of the wicked will destroy them, Because they refuse to do justice. The way of a guilty man is perverse; But as for the pure, his work is right.
Proverbs 21:7-8 New Living Translation (NLT)
The violence of the wicked sweeps them away, because they refuse to do what is just. The guilty walk a crooked path; the innocent travel a straight road.
Proverbs 21:7-8 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Violent rebels don’t have a chance, for their rejection of truth and their love of evil will drag them deeper into darkness. You can discern that a person is guilty by his devious actions and the innocence of a person by his honest, sincere ways.