Proverbs 2:13
who turn away from following what is right to walk down paths of darkness.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
In Context
12Doing this will save you from the ways of evil, from men who tell twisted lies,
14They happily do wrong; they love how twisted evil is.
Cross References
Job 24:13These are people who rebel against the light. They do not want to know its ways, or to stay on its paths.
Psalms 36:3Whatever they say is deceptive and deceitful. They no longer do anything wisely or for good.
Proverbs 4:19But the way of life of the wicked is like complete darkness; they don't even know what they're tripping over.
Isaiah 59:8They don't know how to live in peace; they're not straight and fair with others. Their way is totally crooked, and anyone who follows them won't experience any peace.
Ezekiel 33:12So, son of man, tell your people: All the good things a good person has done won't save them when they sin; while the bad things a bad person has done won't be a problem for them if they stop sinning. But good people won't live if they start sinning.
Matthew 12:43When an evil spirit leaves someone, it wanders through deserted places looking for rest, and finds nowhere to stay.
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 →