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Proverbs · Chapter 21

Proverbs 21:8

The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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Before · Proverbs 21:6–7

6Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death. 7The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

8The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

After · Proverbs 21:9–10

9It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman. 10The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

Read all of Proverbs 21 (31 verses)

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