Proverbs 8:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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🎯 Translation Approach

Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Each English term is keyed to a Strong's number, enabling direct lookup of the underlying Hebrew or Greek word.
KJV text basis: Employs the classic King James Version wording known for formal equivalence and literary style.
Study-focused layout: Optimized for research and analysis, prioritizing lexical access over uninterrupted readability.
Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

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Strong linkage to original Hebrew/Greek via Strong's numbers
High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
Widely recognized and referenced KJV text

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Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

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Referenced Verses

Deut 5:32 : 32 Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD 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, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
Rev 7:17 : 17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
Ps 23:3 : 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Ps 25:4-5 : 4 Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. 5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on 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 guide thee with mine eye.
Prov 3:6 : 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Prov 4:11-12 : 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.
Prov 4:25-27 : 25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 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.
Prov 6:22 : 22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Isa 2:3 : 3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, 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 the LORD 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 shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
Isa 55:4 : 4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
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)

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Prov 4:11
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11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
Prov 2:20
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20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
Prov 8:18-19
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18Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
19My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
Prov 2:8-9
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8He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
9Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
Prov 8:21
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21That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
Isa 26:7
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7The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
Ps 5:8
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8Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
Ps 85:13
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13Righteousness shall go{H8762)} before him; and shall set{H8799)} us in the way of his steps.
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 wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
15By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
16By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
Ps 26:11
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11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
Ps 17:4-5
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73%
4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
5Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
Job 23:11
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11My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
Prov 16:8-9
2 verses
72%
8Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
9A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
Prov 8:8
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8All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
Hos 14:9
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9Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
Prov 8:2
71%
2She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
Prov 3:17
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17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Prov 8:6
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6Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Prov 8:32
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32Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
Prov 10:9
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9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Prov 4:18
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18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Job 19:8
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8He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
Ps 119:35
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35Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
Ps 119:30
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30I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.
Prov 2:13
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13Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Prov 8:12
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12I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
Prov 1:15
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15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
Prov 28:6
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6Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Ps 23:3
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3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Prov 3:6
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6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Ps 26:1
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1A Psalm of David. Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
Prov 21:8
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8The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
Prov 21:21
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21He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
Ps 7:8
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8The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.
Ps 18:21
70%
21For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Ps 25:10
70%
10All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Prov 13:6
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6Righteousness keepeth 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 LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy 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
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23For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
Ps 94:15
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15But judgment shall return{H8799)} unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
Ps 18:23
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23I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.