Proverbs 2:13
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
King James Version
In Context
12To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
14Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
Cross References
Job 24:13They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
Proverbs 4:19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
Isaiah 59:8The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.
Ezekiel 33:12Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.
Matthew 12:43When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
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 →