Proverbs 2:20

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

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Referenced Verses

  • Heb 6:12 : 12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, 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.
  • Ps 119:63 : 63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
  • Ps 119:115 : 115 Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
  • Prov 13:20 : 20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
  • Song 1:7-8 : 7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? 8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.
  • Jer 6:16 : 16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

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  • Prov 2:18-19
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    18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

    19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.

  • Prov 2:8-9
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    8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and eserveth the way of his saints.

    9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.

  • Prov 4:14-15
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    14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

    15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

  • 17 The highway of the uight is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way eserveth his soul.

  • Prov 2:11-13
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    11 Discretion shall eserve 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 uightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

  • 28 In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

  • 6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.

  • 20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

  • 15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

  • 21 For the uight shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

  • 25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

  • 9 He that walketh uightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 4:26-27
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    26 Ponder 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.

  • 17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

  • 7 The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

  • 6 Righteousness keepeth him that is uight in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Prov 4:11-12
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    11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

    12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

  • 15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:

  • 5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footste slip not.

  • 15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

  • 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

  • 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

  • 5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

  • 21 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

  • 12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

  • 6 Better is the poor that walketh in his uightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

  • 2 He that walketh in his uightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

  • 24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

  • 18 Whoso walketh uightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

  • 8 The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

  • 5 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

  • 21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

  • 19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

  • 19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

  • 9 The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

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    18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

    19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

  • 7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

  • 21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

  • 26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

  • 10 Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the uight shall have good things in possession.