Proverbs 2:20
That thou mayst walk in a good way: and mayst keep the paths of the just.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 in unto her shall return again, neither shall they take hold of the paths of life,
21For they that are upright shall dwell in the earth, and the simple shall continue in it.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:11I will shew thee the way of wisdom, I will lead thee by the paths of equity:
Proverbs 13:20He that walketh with the wise, shall be wise: a friend of fools shall become like to them.
Jeremiah 6:16Thus saith the Lord: Stand ye on the ways, and see and ask for the old paths which is the good way, and walk ye in it: and you shall find refreshment for your souls. And they said: we will not walk.
3 John 1:11Dearly beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doth good, is of God: he that doth evil, hath 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 →