Proverbs 21:8
The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
In other versions
The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.
ASV
Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.
BBE
Very crooked is the way of a guilty man; but as for the pure, his work is upright.
DBY
The way of the guilty is devious, But the conduct of the innocent is upright.
WEB
Froward `is' the way of a man who is vile, And the pure -- upright `is' his work.
YLT
The way of man is perverse and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
ENG
The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
WBT
The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
BSB
In context
6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
7The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
8The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
9It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
10The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.