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Proverbs 21:7-9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 21:7-9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away
because they refuse to do what is just.(A)
8 The way of the guilty is crooked,
but the conduct of the pure is right.
9 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
than in a house shared with a contentious wife.(B)
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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