Proverbs 2:20
that thou may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
In Context
19none who go to her return again, nor do they attain to the paths of life),
21For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
Cross References
Psalms 119:63I am a companion of all those who fear thee, and of those who observe thy precepts.
Proverbs 4:11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom. I have led thee in paths of uprightness.
Proverbs 13:20Walk with wise men, and thou shall be wise. But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
Jeremiah 6:16Thus says LORD, Stand ye in the ways and see. And ask for the old paths where is the good way. And walk in it, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk.
3 John 1:11Beloved, do not imitate the evil, but the good. The man doing right is of God. The man doing wrong has not seen God.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 2:11-22
The Benefits Conferred by Wisdom. 10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; 11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; 13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; 14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; 15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: 16 To deliver thee from the strange… Read the whole commentary →