Proverbs 2:13
Who leave the right way, and walk by dark ways:
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
In Context
12That thou mayst be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh perverse things:
14Who are glad when they have done evil, and rejoice in the most wicked things:
Cross References
Job 24:13They have been rebellious to the light, they have not known his ways, neither have they returned by his paths.
Psalms 36:3Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed with its riches.
Proverbs 4:19The way of the wicked is darksome: they know not where they fall.
Isaiah 59:8They have not known the way of peace, and there is no judgment in their steps: their paths are become crooked to them, every one that treadeth in them knoweth no peace.
Ezekiel 33:12Thou therefore, O son of man, say to the children of thy people: The justice of the just shall not deliver him, in what day soever he shall sin: and the wickedness of the wicked shall not hurt him, in what day soever he shall turn from his wickedness: and the just shall not be able to live in his justice, in what day soever he shall sin.
Matthew 12:43And when an unclean spirit is gone out of a man he walketh through dry places seeking rest, and findeth none.
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 →