Proverbs 21:8

New International Reader's Version

The path of those who are guilty is crooked. But the conduct of those who are not guilty is honest.

Cross References

Genesis 6:12

God saw how sinful the earth had become. All its people were living very sinful lives.

Proverbs 15:26

The Lord hates the thoughts of sinful people. But he considers kind words to be pure.

Proverbs 2:15

Their paths are crooked. Their ways are not straight.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to live on a corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.

Proverbs 30:12

Some are pure in their own eyes. But their dirty sins haven’t been washed away.

Ecclesiastes 7:29

Here’s the only other thing I found. God created human beings as honest. But they’ve made many evil plans.”

Ecclesiastes 9:3

Here’s what is so bad about everything that happens on this earth. Death catches up with all of us. Also, the hearts of people are full of evil. They live in foolish pleasure. After that, they join those who have already died.

Isaiah 26:7

The path of godly people is level. You are the God who does what is right. You make their way smooth.

Isaiah 59:8

They don’t know how to live at peace with others. What they do isn’t fair. They lead twisted lives. No one who lives like that will enjoy peace and rest.

Daniel 12:10

Many people will be made pure in the fire. They will be made spotless. But sinful people will continue to be evil. Not one sinful person will understand. But those who are wise will.

Matthew 12:33

“If you make a tree good, its fruit will be good. If you make a tree bad, its fruit will be bad. You can tell a tree by its fruit.

Matthew 5:8

Blessed are those whose hearts are pure. They will see God.

Acts 15:9

God showed that there is no difference between us and them. That’s because he made their hearts pure because of their faith.

1 Corinthians 3:3

You are still following the ways of the world. Some of you are jealous. Some of you argue. So aren’t you following the ways of the world? Aren’t you acting like ordinary human beings?

Titus 1:15

To people who are pure, all things are pure. But to those who have twisted minds and don’t believe, nothing is pure. In fact, their minds and their sense of what is right and wrong are twisted.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for us. By doing that, he set us free from all evil. He wanted to make us pure. He wanted us to be his very own people. He wanted us to desire to do what is good.

Titus 3:3

At one time we too acted like fools. We didn’t obey God. We were tricked. We were controlled by all kinds of desires and pleasures. We were full of evil. We wanted what belongs to others. People hated us, and we hated one another.

Titus 3:5

He saved us. It wasn’t because of the good things we had done. It was because of his mercy. He saved us by washing away our sins. We were born again. The Holy Spirit gave us new life.

1 John 2:29

You know that God is right and always does what is right. And you know that everyone who does what is right is God’s child.

1 John 3:3

Christ is pure. All who hope to be like him make themselves pure.