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Proverbs 21:7-9
American Standard Version
Proverbs 21:7-9
American Standard Version
7 The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away,
Because they refuse to do justice.
8 The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked;
But as for the pure, his work is [a]right.
9 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,
Than with a contentious woman in [b]a wide house.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:8 Or, straight
- Proverbs 21:9 Or, a house in common. Hebrew a house of society.
Proverbs 21:7-9
New International Version
Proverbs 21:7-9
New International Version
7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away,(A)
for they refuse to do what is right.
8 The way of the guilty is devious,(B)
but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9 Better to live on a corner of the roof
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.(C)
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