Proverbs 2:12
That thou mayst be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh perverse things:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
In Context
11Counsel shall keep thee, and prudence shall preserve thee,
13Who leave the right way, and walk by dark ways:
Cross References
Psalms 17:4That my mouth may not speak the works of men: for the sake of the words of thy lips, I have kept hard ways.
Psalms 101:4The perverse heart did not cleave to me: and the malignant, that turned aside from me, I would not know.
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them.
Proverbs 4:14Be not delighted in the paths of the wicked, neither let the way of evil men please thee.
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord hateth evil: I hate arrogance, and pride, and every wicked way, and a mouth with a double tongue.
Proverbs 13:20He that walketh with the wise, shall be wise: a friend of fools shall become like to them.
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 →