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The way of the guilty is devious, But the conduct of the innocent is upright.
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The Crooked Path of Sin
Commentators agree that the first part of the verse describes the life of a person burdened by sin. Their path is described as "crooked," "perverse," and "tortuous." Scholars like John Gill explain this means their way is contrary to God's truth and leads them further away from Him. Matthew Henry notes that this crooked path is the natural state of humanity apart from God's grace.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Or, “Perverse is the way of a sin-burdened man.”
19th Century
Anglican
The way of man is froward and strange— These words may also mean, “Tortuous is the way of a man who is laden with sin.” ().
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The way of man [is] froward and strange Not the way of any and every man; not the way of righteous and good men, of …
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The way of mankind by nature is perverse and strange.
