Proverbs 2:12
To deliver you from an evil way, || From any speaking contrary things,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
In Context
11Thoughtfulness watches over you, || Understanding keeps you,
13Who are forsaking paths of uprightness, || To walk in ways of darkness,
Cross References
Psalms 17:4As for doings of man, || Through a word of Your lips I have observed || The paths of a destroyer;
Psalms 101:4A perverse heart turns aside from me, || I do not know wickedness.
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice you, do not be willing.
Proverbs 4:14Do not enter into the path of the wicked, || And do not be blessed in a way of evildoers.
Proverbs 8:13The fear of YHWH [is] to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, || And a contrary mouth, I have hated.
Proverbs 13:20Whoever is walking with wise men is wise, || And a companion of fools suffers evil.
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 →