Proverbs 21:8
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.”Proverbs 21:8
What Does Proverbs 21:8 Mean?
Proverbs 21:8 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 21, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 21:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 55:8“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.”Proverbs 2:15“Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:”Proverbs 20:11“Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.”1 John 3:3“And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.”Psalms 14:2“The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.”Daniel 12:10“Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.”1 Corinthians 3:3“For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?”1 Peter 1:22“Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:”1 John 2:29“If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.”Genesis 6:5“And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”Genesis 6:12“And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.”Job 15:14“What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?”Proverbs 6:14“Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.”Proverbs 15:9“The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.”Proverbs 15:26“The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.”Proverbs 30:12“There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.”Ecclesiastes 7:29“Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.”Ecclesiastes 9:3“This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.”Matthew 5:8“Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.”Matthew 12:33“Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.”
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