Proverbs 2:15
They ◄walk on crooked paths/always deceive others► and are always dishonest.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
In Context
14They enjoy doing what is wrong; they like to do what is evil and to deceive people.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:5“But you Israeli people have been very unfaithful to him; because of your sins, you no longer deserve to be his children. You are extremely wicked and deceitful [DOU].
Proverbs 21:8Guilty people continually do what is evil; it is as though [MET] they are walking on a crooked road; but righteous/innocent people always do what is right.
Isaiah 59:8You do not know how to act peacefully or to treat others fairly. You always are ◄dishonest/deceiving others► [MET], and those who imitate your behavior never have any inner peace.
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 →