Proverbs 21:8

Proverbs 21:8

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6 ^aGetting treasures by a lying tongue
¹Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death.

7 The violence of the wicked will¹ destroy them,
Because they refuse to do justice.

8 The way of¹ a guilty man is perverse;
But as for the pure, his work is right.

9 Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop,
Than in a house shared with ^aa contentious woman.

10 ^aThe soul of the wicked desires evil;
His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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of man—any one; his way is opposed to truth, and also estranged from it. The pure proves himself such by his right conduct.

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