Proverbs 21:7-9

Darby Translation

⁷The devastation of the wicked sweepeth them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

⁸Very crooked is the way of a guilty man; but as for the pure, his work is upright.

⁹It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.

Proverbs 21:7-9

New International Version

⁷The violence of the wicked will drag them away,^(A)
for they refuse to do what is right.

⁸The way of the guilty is devious,^(B)
but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

⁹Better to live on a corner of the roof
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.^(C)

Darby Translation (DARBY)

New International Version (NIV)