Proverbs 2:20
That you may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
So you will walk in the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
That thou mayest walk{H3212} in the way{H1870} of good{H2896} men, And keep{H8104} the paths{H734} of the righteous.{H6662}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
That thou mayest walk{H3212}{(H8799)} in the way{H1870} of good{H2896} men, and keep{H8104}{(H8799)} the paths{H734} of the righteous{H6662}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
That thou mayest walke in ye good waye, and kepe the pathes of the rightuous.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Therefore walke thou in the way of good men, and keepe the wayes of the righteous.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Therfore walke thou in the way of such as be vertuous, & kepe the pathes of the righteous.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
That thou mayest walk in the way of good [men], and keep the paths of the righteous.
Webster's Bible (1833)
That you may walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
That thou dost go in the way of the good, And the paths of the righteous dost keep.
American Standard Version (1901)
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.
American Standard Version (1901)
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
So that you may go in the way of good men, and keep in the footsteps of the upright.
World English Bible (2000)
that you may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.
Referenced Verses
- Heb 6:12 : 12 That you not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
- 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, do not follow what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: but he who does evil has not seen God.
- Ps 119:63 : 63 I am a companion of all who fear You, and of those who keep Your precepts.
- Ps 119:115 : 115 Depart from me, you evildoers, for I will keep the commandments of my God.
- Prov 13:20 : 20 He who walks with wise men shall be wise, but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
- Song 1:7-8 : 7 Tell me, O you whom my soul loves, where you feed, where you make your flock to rest at noon. Why should I be like one who turns aside by the flocks of your companions? 8 If you do not know, O fairest among women, follow the trail of the flock, and feed your young goats beside the shepherds' tents.
- Jer 6:16 : 16 Thus says the LORD, Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk therein, and you shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk in it.
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