Proverbs 2:15

Whose orkhot (paths) are crooked ones, 1 and they are devious in their ma'agalot (paths). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:

In Context

14Who rejoice to do rah, 1 and delight in the tahpukhot (perverse things) of rah (evil); 1

16To save thee from the isha zarah (strange woman), 1 even from the nokhriyah (strange [immoral] woman) which useth smooth words; 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:5They have corrupted themselves, their mum is not His; 1 the defect is in His banim; 1 a dor ikesh u'petaltol (a perverse and crooked generation). 1

Proverbs 21:8The derech of the guilty ish is hafachpach (crooked, tortuous), 1 but as for the pure, his conduct is yashar (right). 1

Isaiah 59:8Of the Derech Shalom they have no da'as; 1 and there is no mishpat (justice) in their circuits; 1 they have made themselves crooked roads; 1 whosoever walketh thereon shall not know shalom. 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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