Proverbs 2:12
To deliver thee from the way of the bad, from the man that speaketh perverse things;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
In Context
11Discretion will watch over thee, understanding will keep thee;
13[From those] who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Cross References
Psalms 17:4Among the deeds of men did I observe, by the word of thy lips, the paths of the dissolute.
Psalms 101:4A perverse heart shall depart from me: evil will I not know.
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners wish to entice thee, consent thou not.
Proverbs 4:14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and step not on the way of the bad.
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord is to hate evil, pride and arrogance, and the evil way: and the mouth of perverseness do I hate.
Proverbs 13:20He that walketh with wise men will become wise; but he that associateth with fools will be destroyed.
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 →