Proverbs 2:12
to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,
World English Bible British
In The King James Version
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
In Context
11Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,
13who forsake the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness,
Cross References
Psalms 17:4As for the deeds of men, by the word of your lips, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.
Psalms 101:4A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent.
Proverbs 4:14Don’t enter into the path of the wicked. Don’t walk in the way of evil men.
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.
Proverbs 13:20One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
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 →