Proverbs 2:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לְמַ֗עַן תֵּ֭לֵךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ טוֹבִ֑ים וְאָרְח֖וֹת צַדִּיקִ֣ים תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃

Transliteration

so-that tēlēḵ in-dеrеḵ ṭôḇîm and-ʾārəḥôṯ ṣaddîqîm tišmōr

Grammar Details

*tēlēḵ*: verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will walk
*dеrеḵ*: noun, masculine singular construct - way of
*ṭôḇîm*: adjective, masculine plural - good ones
*ʾārəḥôṯ*: noun, feminine plural construct - paths of
*ṣaddîqîm*: adjective, masculine plural - righteous ones
*tišmōr*: verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will keep

Word Meanings

*tēlēḵ*: walk/go/proceed
*dеrеḵ*: way/path/journey
*ṭôḇîm*: good ones/good people
*ʾārəḥôṯ*: paths/ways/roads
*ṣaddîqîm*: righteous ones/just ones/righteous people
*tišmōr*: keep/guard/preserve

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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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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