Proverbs 2:12
If you are wise [PRS], you will not do what evil people do, and you will not believe what deceitful people say.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 17:4I have not done like others do; I have always done what is right [IDM], and I have not acted cruelly toward others.
Psalms 101:4I will not be dishonest, and I will not have anything to do with evil (OR, evil people).
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners tempt/entice you to do what is wrong, say “No” to them.
Proverbs 4:14Do not do the things that wicked people do; do not behave like they do; do not even walk on the roads that evil people walk on [MET].
Proverbs 8:13All the people who revere Yahweh hate evil. I, wisdom, hate people who are proud and people who think they are more important than others. I hate people who behave in an evil way and those who say things to deceive others.
Proverbs 13:20Those who habitually associate with wise people become wise; those who ◄are close friends of/associate with► foolish people will ◄regret it/be ruined►.
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 →