Proverbs 2:20

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.

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Referenced Verses

  • Heb 6:12 : 12 so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.
  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is bad but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does what is bad has not seen God.
  • Ps 119:63 : 63 I am a friend to all your loyal followers, and to those who keep your precepts.
  • Ps 119:115 : 115 Turn away from me, you evil men, so that I can observe the commands of my God.
  • Prov 13:20 : 20 The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
  • Song 1:7-8 : 7 The Shepherd and the ShepherdessThe Beloved to Her Lover: Tell me, O you whom my heart loves, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest your sheep during the midday heat? Tell me lest I wander around beside the flocks of your companions! 8 The Lover to His Beloved: If you do not know, O most beautiful of women, simply follow the tracks of my flock, and pasture your little lambs beside the tents of the shepherds.
  • Jer 6:16 : 16 The LORD said to his people:“You are standing at the crossroads. So consider your path. Ask where the old, reliable paths are. Ask where the path is that leads to blessing and follow it. If you do, you will find rest for your souls.” But they said,“We will not follow it!”

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  • Prov 16:17
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    17The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.

  • Prov 2:11-13
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    11Discretion will protect you, understanding will guard you,

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    25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways– do not wander into her pathways;

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    9The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

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