Proverbs 2:20
To the end that thou walk in the way of good men, and, the paths of the righteous, that thou observe.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 in unto her, come back, neither attain they unto the paths of life:
21For, the upright, shall abide on the earth,—and, the men of integrity, shall remain therein;
Cross References
Psalms 119:63Companion, am I, to all who revere thee, and to them who keep thy precepts.
Proverbs 4:11In the way of wisdom, have I taught thee, I have guided thee in tracks of uprightness.
Proverbs 13:20He that walketh with the wise, becometh wise, but, the friend of dullards, becometh foolish.
Jeremiah 6:16Thus saith Yahweh—Stand ye at the ways—and see, And ask for the paths of age-past times, Where is the good way? And walk therein, And ye shall find rest to your souls. But they said, We will not walk [therein]!
3 John 1:11Beloved! be not thou imitating what is bad, but what is good. He that doeth good, is, of God: he that doeth what is bad, hath not 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 →