Proverbs 2:13
Alas for those who forsake right paths, to walk in ways of darkness;
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
In Context
12to deliver thee from the evil way, and from the man that speaks nothing faithfully.
14who rejoice in evils, and delight in wicked perverseness;
Cross References
Job 24:13Why then has he not visited these? forasmuch as they were upon the earth, and took no notice, and they knew not the way of righteousness, neither have they walked in their appointed paths?
Psalms 36:3Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it.
Proverbs 4:19But the ways of the ungodly are dark; they know not how they stumble.
Isaiah 59:8and the way of peace they know not, neither is there judgment in their ways; for their paths by which they go are crooked, and they know not peace.
Ezekiel 33:12Say to the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him, in the day wherein he errs: and the iniquity of the ungodly shall not harm him, in the day wherein he turns from his iniquity, but the righteous erring shall not be able to deliver himself.
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 →