Proverbs 2:12
to deliver you from the way of evil,from the men who speak perverse things;
New Heart English Bible
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 works 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, do not consent.
Proverbs 4:14Do not enter into the path of the wicked.Do not 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 →