Proverbs 2:20
Therefore walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
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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 who go to her return again, neither do they attain to the paths of life.
21For the upright will dwell in the land. The perfect will remain in it.
Cross References
Psalms 119:63I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.
Proverbs 4:11I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths.
Proverbs 13:20One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Jeremiah 6:16The LORD says, “Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, ‘Where is the good way?’ and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
3 John 1:11Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God.
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 →