Proverbs 2:13
from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness,
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
In Context
12to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
14from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,
Cross References
Job 24:13Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.
Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
Proverbs 4:19But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
Isaiah 59:8The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.
Ezekiel 33:12Therefore, son of man, say to your people: ‘The righteousness of the righteous man will not deliver him in the day of his transgression; neither will the wickedness of the wicked man cause him to stumble on the day he turns from his wickedness. Nor will the righteous man be able to survive by his righteousness on the day he sins.’
Matthew 12:43When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.
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 →