Proverbs 21:6-9 in English

⁶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

⁸ The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

⁶ He that gathers treasures with a lying tongue pursues vanity on to the snares of death.

⁷ Destruction shall lodge with the ungodly; for they refuse to do justly.

⁸ To the froward God sends froward ways; for his works are pure and right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner on the house-top, than in plastered rooms with unrighteousness, and in an open house.

⁶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

⁷ The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

⁸ The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

⁶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

⁷ The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

⁸ The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

⁶ He that gathers treasures with a lying tongue pursues vanity on to the snares of death.

⁷ Destruction shall lodge with the ungodly; for they refuse to do justly.

⁸ To the froward God sends froward ways; for his works are pure and right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner on the house-top, than in plastered rooms with unrighteousness, and in an open house.

⁶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vapour driven to and fro; they that seek them seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away; because they refuse to do judgment.

⁸ The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked: but as for the pure, his work is right.

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

⁶ Money that people acquire by cheating others by lying MTY to them will soon disappear like a mist, and doing that will soon lead to their death.

⁷ Wicked people refuse to do what is right/just, but they will be ruined because of the violent things PRS that they do.

⁸ Guilty people continually do what is evil; it is as though MET they are walking on a crooked road; but righteous/innocent people always do what is right.

⁹ It is better to live in the corner of an attic/housetop by yourself than to live inside the house with a wife who is always nagging.

⁶ He that gathers treasures with a lying tongue pursues vanity on to the snares of death.

⁷ Destruction shall lodge with the ungodly; for they refuse to do justly.

⁸ To the froward God sends froward ways; for his works are pure and right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner on the house-top, than in plastered rooms with unrighteousness, and in an open house.

⁶ Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

⁸ The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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

⁶ Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

⁸ The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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

⁶ Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapour for those who seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

⁸ The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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

⁶ He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.

⁷ By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

⁸ Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.

⁹ It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.

⁶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting breath of them that seek death.

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

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

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

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.

⁹ It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling women, and in a common house.

⁶ Money made by lies is like smoke in the wind—a chase that ends in death.

⁷ The destruction caused by the wicked will destroy them, for they refuse to do what's right.

⁸ Guilty people live crooked lives, but the innocent follow straight paths.

⁹ It's better to live in a corner of a housetop than to share a whole house with an argumentative wife.

⁶ The gathering of treasures by a deceitfull tongue is vanitie tossed to and from of them that seeke death.

⁷ The robberie of the wicked shall destroy them: for they haue refused to execute iudgement.

⁸ The way of some is peruerted and strange: but of the pure man, his worke is right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner of the house top, then with a contentious woman in a wide house.

⁶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vapour driven to and fro; they that seek them seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked shall drag them away; because they refuse to do justly.

⁸ The way of man is froward and strange; but as for the pure, his work is right.

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

⁶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

⁷ The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; Because they refuse to do judgment.

⁸ The way of man is froward and strange: But as for the pure, his work is right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, Than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

⁶ The getting of treasures by a tongue of falsehood is like the fleeting breath of those that seek death.

⁷ The robbery of the wicked will drag them away; because they refuse to execute justice.

⁸ Perverse is the way of the man that is estranged from goodness; but as for the pure, his work is upright.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner of a roof, than with a quarrelsome woman in a roomy house.

⁶ He that gathers treasures with a lying tongue Pursues vanity on to the snares of death.

⁷ Destruction shall lodge with the ungodly; For they refuse to do justly.

⁸ To the froward God sends froward ways; For his works are pure and right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner on the housetop, Than in plastered rooms with unrighteousness, and in an open house.

⁶ The getting of treasures by a false tongue Is the fleeting breath of them that seek death.

⁷ The rapine of the wicked shall snatch them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

⁸ The way of the guilty man is crooked; But he that is pure, his doings are right.

⁹ Better is it to dwell in a corner of the housetop Than with a brawling woman in a large house.

⁶ Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is mishpat ·just·.

⁸ The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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

⁶ Acquiring riches by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare that kills.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is just.

⁸ The way of a guilty person is crooked, but the one who is pure does what is right.

⁹ It is better to live on a corner of the roof than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

⁶ Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

⁸ The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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

⁶ Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapour for those who seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

⁸ The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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

⁶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro by them that seek death.

⁷ The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

⁸ The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner of the house-top, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

⁶ Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

⁸ The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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

⁶ Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapour for those who seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

⁸ The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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

⁶ He that gathereth treasures by the tongue of a lie maker, is vain, and without heart; and he shall be hurled to the snares of death.

⁷ The ravens of unpious men shall draw them down; for they would not do doom.

⁸ The wayward way of a man is alien from God; but the work of him that is clean of sin, is rightful or right.

⁹ It is better to sit in the corner of an house without roof, than with a woman full of chiding, and in a common house.

⁶ He that gathereth treasures by the tongue of a lie maker, (or of a liar), is vain, and without heart; and he shall be hurled to the snares of death.

⁷ The ravens of unpious men shall draw them down; for they would not do doom. (The robberies of the wicked shall pull them down; for what they do is wrong.)

⁸ The wayward way of a man is alien from God; but the work of him that is clean of sin, is rightful. (The evil way of a person is alien to God; but the work of him who is clean of sin, is upright.)

⁹ It is better to sit in the corner of an house without roof, than with a woman full of chiding, and in a common house. (It is better to sit in the corner of a house without a roof, than with a woman full of arguments, or of bickering, in a house together.)

⁶ The making of treasures by a lying tongue, Is a vanity driven away of those seeking death.

⁷ The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.

⁸ Froward is the way of a man who is vile, And the pure — upright is his work.

⁹ Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than with a woman of contentions and a house of company.