Proverbs 2:12

To save thee from the derech rah, 1 from the ish medaber tahpukhot (man speaking perverse things); 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

In Context

11Mezimah (discretion) shall be shomer over thee, 1 tevunah (understanding) shall safeguard thee; 1

13Who leaving the orkhot yosher (paths of uprightness), 1 walk in the drakhei choshech (ways of darkness); 1

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Cross References

Psalms 17:4Concerning the works of men, 1 by the Devar of Thy lips 1 I have kept myself from the paths of the cruel. 1

Psalms 101:4A lev ikkesh (perverse heart) shall be far from me; 1 I will not tolerate rah. 1

Proverbs 1:10Beni (my son), if chatt'aim (sinners) entice thee, 1 consent thou not. 1

Proverbs 4:14Enter not into the orach resha'im, 1 and go not on the derech ra'im (road of the wicked). 1

Proverbs 8:13The Yirat Hashem is to hate rah; 1 pride, and ga'on (arrogance), and the derech rah, 1 and the perverse peh (mouth), do I hate. 1

Proverbs 13:20He that walketh with chachamim shall be wise, 1 but a companion of kesilim (fools) shall come to harm. 1

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 →

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