Proverbs 2:20
that thou mayest walk in the way of the good, and keep the paths of the righteous.
Darby Translation
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 that go unto her return again, neither 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 the companion of all that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
Proverbs 4:11I will teach thee in the way of wisdom, I will lead thee in paths of uprightness.
Proverbs 13:20He that walketh with wise [men] becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved.
Jeremiah 6:16Thus saith Jehovah: Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the ancient paths, which is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk [therein].
3 John 1:11Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He that does good is of God. He that does evil 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 →