Proverbs 8:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice;

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Deut 5:32 : 32 Ye shall observe to do therefore as Jehovah your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
John 10:27-28 : 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28 and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.
Rev 7:17 : 17 for the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them unto fountains of waters of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.
Ps 23:3 : 3 He restoreth my soul: He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Ps 25:4-5 : 4 Show me thy ways, O Jehovah; Teach me thy paths. 5 Guide me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the God of my salvation; For thee do I wait all the day.
Ps 32:8 : 8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.
Prov 3:6 : 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.
Prov 4:11-12 : 11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness. 12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
Prov 4:25-27 : 25 Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Make level the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established. 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: Remove thy foot from evil.
Prov 6:22 : 22 When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Isa 2:3 : 3 And many peoples shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem.
Isa 49:10 : 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, even by springs of water will he guide them.
Isa 55:4 : 4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.
John 10:3 : 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 4:11
79%
11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.
Prov 2:20
78%
20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.
Prov 8:18-19
2 verses
78%
18Riches and honor are with me; [Yea], durable wealth and righteousness.
19My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my revenue than choice silver.
Prov 2:8-9
2 verses
77%
8That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.
9Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, [yea], every good path.
Prov 8:21
77%
21That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, And that I may fill their treasuries.
Isa 26:7
77%
7The way of the just is uprightness: thou that art upright dost direct the path of the just.
Ps 5:8
75%
8Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; Make thy way straight before my face.
Ps 85:13
75%
13Righteousness shall go before him, And shall make his footsteps a way [to walk in].
Prov 12:28
74%
28In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.
Prov 8:14-16
3 verses
73%
14Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might.
15By me kings reign, And princes decree justice.
16By me princes rule, And nobles, [even] all the judges of the earth.
Ps 26:11
73%
11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: Redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
Ps 17:4-5
2 verses
73%
4As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.
5My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.
Job 23:11
72%
11My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside.
Prov 16:8-9
2 verses
72%
8Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
9A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.
Prov 8:8
72%
8All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
Hos 14:9
72%
9Who is wise, that he may understand these things? prudent, that he may know them? for the ways of Jehovah are right, and the just shall walk in them; but transgressors shall fall therein.
Prov 8:2
71%
2On the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth;
Prov 3:17
71%
17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.
Prov 8:6
71%
6Hear, for I will speak excellent things; And the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Prov 8:32
71%
32Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me; For blessed are they that keep my ways.
Prov 10:9
71%
9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Prov 4:18
71%
18But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Job 19:8
71%
8He hath walled up my way that I cannot pass, And hath set darkness in my paths.
Ps 119:35
71%
35Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; For therein do I delight.
Ps 119:30
71%
30I have chosen the way of faithfulness: Thine ordinances have I set [before me].
Prov 2:13
71%
13Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;
Prov 8:12
71%
12I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out knowledge [and] discretion.
Prov 1:15
70%
15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:
Prov 28:6
70%
6Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.
Ps 23:3
70%
3He restoreth my soul: He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Prov 3:6
70%
6In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.
Ps 26:1
70%
1[ A Psalm of David.] Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in Jehovah without wavering.
Prov 21:8
70%
8The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.
Prov 21:21
70%
21He that followeth after righteousness and kindness Findeth life, righteousness, and honor.
Ps 7:8
70%
8Jehovah ministereth judgment to the peoples: Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me.
Ps 18:21
70%
21For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Ps 25:10
70%
10All the paths of Jehovah are lovingkindness and truth Unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Prov 13:6
70%
6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
Prov 16:17
70%
17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Jer 12:1
70%
1Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee; yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?
Prov 11:5
69%
5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
2 Sam 22:23
69%
23For all his ordinances were before me; And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
Ps 94:15
69%
15For judgment shall return unto righteousness; And all the upright in heart shall follow it.
Ps 18:23
69%
23I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity.