King James Version
Proverbs 21:8 in the King James Version says “The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.”
Proverbs 21:8 · KJV
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment. destroy: Heb. saw them, or, dwell with them
The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. a brawling: Heb. a woman of contentions a wide: Heb. an house of society
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. findeth: Heb. is not favoured
KJV Study — Public Domain
“The way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“of man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
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