Proverbs 2:20
So you should follow the way of the good, and make sure you stay on the paths of those who do right.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
In Context
19No one who goes to her comes back; they don't ever find the way back to life again.
21For only people who live right will live in the land; only honest people will remain there.
Cross References
Psalms 119:63I identify with all those who follow you, those who do what you tell them.
Proverbs 4:11I have explained to you the way of wisdom; I have guided you along the right paths.
Proverbs 13:20Being friends with wise people will make you wise, but being friends with stupid people will only cause you problems.
Jeremiah 6:16This is what the Lord says: Go and stand where the roads divide, and look. Find out which are the old paths. Ask, “What's the right way?” Then follow it and you'll be content. But you refused, saying, “We won't go that way!”
3 John 1:11My friend, don't imitate what is evil, but what is good. Those who do what's good belong to God; those who do evil don't know God.
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 →