Proverbs 21:8

The Passion Translation

You can discern that a person is guilty by his devious actions and the innocence of a person by his honest, sincere ways.

Cross References

Genesis 6:12

for he saw how debased the world had become, for everyone was corrupt to the core.

Proverbs 15:26

The Lord detests wicked ways of thinking, but he enjoys lovely and delightful words.

Proverbs 2:15

But they’re walking on a path to nowhere, wandering away into deeper deception.

Proverbs 21:9

It’s better to live all alone in a rickety shack than to share a castle with a crabby spouse!

Proverbs 30:12

There is a generation rising that considers themselves to be pure in their own eyes, yet they are morally filthy, unwashed, and unclean.

Isaiah 26:7

The path of the righteous is smooth and level; God, the Just One, you make a clear path for them.

Isaiah 59:8

They know nothing of the way of peace, and injustice is their way of life. Their paths are so crooked that no one who walks in them knows peace.

Daniel 12:10

God will purify many people and make them clean and spotless, while the wicked will continue doing what is wicked. This revelation will remain a riddle to the wicked, but those who are wise will have profound understanding.

Matthew 12:33

“You must determine if a tree is good or rotten. You can recognize good trees by their delicious fruit. But if you find rotten fruit, you can be certain that the tree is rotten. The fruit defines the tree.

Matthew 5:8

“What bliss you experience when your heart is pure! For then your eyes will open to see more and more of God.

Acts 15:9

So now, not one thing separates us as Jews and gentiles, for when they believe he makes their hearts pure.

1 Corinthians 3:3

for you are living your lives dominated by the mind-set of the flesh. Ask yourselves: Is there jealousy among you? Do you compare yourselves with others? Do you quarrel like children and end up taking sides? If so, this proves that you are living your lives centered on yourselves, dominated by the mind-set of the flesh, and behaving like unbelievers.

Titus 1:15

It’s true that all is pure to those who have pure hearts, but to the corrupt unbelievers nothing is pure. Their minds and consciences are defiled.

Titus 2:14

He sacrificed himself for us that he might purchase our freedom from every lawless deed and to purify for himself a people who are his very own, passionate to do what is beautiful in his eyes.

Titus 3:3

For it wasn’t that long ago that we behaved foolishly in our stubborn disobedience. We were easily led astray as slaves to worldly passions and pleasures. We wasted our lives in doing evil, and with hateful jealousy we hated others.

Titus 3:5

he came to save us. Not because of any virtuous deed that we have done but only because of his extravagant mercy.

1 John 2:29

If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who lives in righteousness has been divinely fathered by him.

1 John 3:3

And all who focus their hope on him will always be purifying themselves, just as Jesus is pure.