Proverbs 2:20
In order that thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and observe the paths of the righteous.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
In Context
19All that come unto her return not again, and they will not reach the paths of life.
21For the upright will dwell on the earth, and the perfect will be left remaining on it.
Cross References
Psalms 119:63An associate am I unto all that fear thee, and unto those that keep thy precepts.
Proverbs 4:11In the way of wisdom have I instructed thee: I have led thee in the tracks of uprightness.
Proverbs 13:20He that walketh with wise men will become wise; but he that associateth with fools will be destroyed.
Jeremiah 6:16Thus hath said the Lord, Place yourselves on the ways, and see, and ask after the ancient paths, where is the way which is good, that ye may walk thereon, and find rest for your soul. But they said, We will not walk [thereon].
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 →