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Proverbs 2:20

For had they gone in good paths, they would have found the paths of righteousness + 2:20 Gr. smooth.easy.

Brenton Septuagint

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 by her shall return, neither shall they take hold of right paths, for they are not apprehended of the + 2:19 Singular variation from Heb.years of life.

21For the upright shall dwell in the earth, and the holy shall be left behind in it.

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Cross References

Proverbs 4:11For I teach thee the ways of wisdom; and I cause thee to go in right + 4:11 Gr. wheel-tracks, see chap 2. 18; Heb. 12. 13.paths.

Proverbs 13:20If thou walkest with wise men thou shalt be wise: but he that walks with fools shall be known.

Jeremiah 6:16Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths of the Lord; and see what is the good way, and walk in it, and ye shall find purification for your souls. But they said, We will not walk in 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 →

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