Proverbs 2:20
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men , and keep the paths of the righteous.
Webster Bible
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 that go to her return again, neither do they take hold of the paths of life.
21For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
Cross References
Psalms 119:63I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
Proverbs 4:11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
Proverbs 13:20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Jeremiah 6:16Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk in it, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk in it .
3 John 1:11Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil 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 →