Proverbs 21:6-8
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
6 He that gathereth treasures by a lying tongue, is vain and foolish, and shall stumble upon the snares of death.
7 The robberies of the wicked shall be their downfall, because they would not do judgment.
8 The perverse way of a man is strange: but as for him that is pure, his work is right.
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Proverbs 21:6-8
New International Version
7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away,(B)
for they refuse to do what is right.
8 The way of the guilty is devious,(C)
but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
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