Proverbs 2:13
who abandon the right paths 1 and walk in the ways of darkness. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
In Context
12They will rescue you from the way of evil, 1 from those who speak perverse things, 1
14They rejoice when they do evil 1 and delight in the perversities of evil. 1
Cross References
Job 24:13Some of these wicked people rebel against the light; 1 they know not its ways, 1 nor do they stay in its paths. 1
Psalms 36:3His words are sinful and deceitful; 1 he does not want to be wise and do good. 1
Proverbs 4:19The way of the wicked is like darkness— 1 they do not know what it is they stumble over. 1
Isaiah 59:8The way of peace they do not know, and there is no justice in their paths. 1 They have made crooked paths; whoever travels these paths does not know peace. 1
Ezekiel 33:12So now you, son of man, say to your people, 'The righteousness of a righteous person will not save him if he sins! The wickedness of a wicked person will not cause him to perish if he repents from his sin! For the righteous person will not be able to live because of his righteousness if he sins.
Matthew 12:43When an unclean spirit has gone away from a man, it passes through waterless places and looks for rest, but does not find it.
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 →