Proverbs 2:20
That thou mayest walk in the derech tovim, 1 and be shomer over the orkhot tzaddikim (paths of the righteous). 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
In Context
19None that go unto her return again, 1 neither attain they to the orkhot chayyim (paths of life). 1
Cross References
Psalms 119:63I am a chaver of all them that fear Thee, 1 and of them that are shomer over Thy pikkudim. 1
Proverbs 4:11I have taught thee in the derech chochmah; 1 I have led thee in ma'aglei yosher (right paths). 1
Proverbs 13:20He that walketh with chachamim shall be wise, 1 but a companion of kesilim (fools) shall come to harm. 1
Jeremiah 6:16Thus saith Hashem: 1 Stand ye in the derakhim (crossroads), and look, 1 and ask for the netivot olam (old paths), 1 where is the derech hatov (good road, way), and walk therein, 1 and ye shall find margo'a (rest) for your nefashot. 1 But they said, We will not walk therein. 1
3 John 1:11Chaver, do not imitate HaRah (Evil); rather, imitate HaTov (Good). The one doing HaTov is from Hashem. The one doing HaRah has not regarded Hashem.
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 →