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The way of a guilty man is perverse; But as for the pure, his work is right.
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American Standard Version
The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.
Christian Standard Bible
A guilty oneβs conduct is crooked, but the behavior of the innocent is upright.
English Standard Version
The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright.
King James Version
The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
New American Standard Bible
The way of a guilty person is crooked, But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.
New International Version
The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
New Living Translation
The guilty walk a crooked path; the innocent travel a straight road.
World English Bible
The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.