Proverbs 2:12
Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
In Context
11Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;
13Who give up the way of righteousness, to go by dark roads;
Cross References
Psalms 17:4As for the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.
Psalms 101:4The false heart I will send away from me: I will not have an evil-doer for a friend.
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners would take you out of the right way, do not go with them.
Proverbs 4:14Do not go in the road of sinners, or be walking in the way of evil men.
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.
Proverbs 13:20Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
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 →