Proverbs 2:13
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Proverbs 2:13 in other translations
| BSB | from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness, |
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| WEB | who forsake the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness, |
| ASV | Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness; |
| YLT | Who are forsaking paths of uprightness, To walk in ways of darkness, |
| DARBY | from those who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; |
| BBE | Who give up the way of righteousness, to go by dark roads; |
| Webster | Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; |
What does Proverbs 2:13 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 2:12-15
12-15. To deliver--as from great danger (Pr 6:5). way ... man--(Psa 1:1). froward things--perversity (Pr 6:14; 23:23), what is opposed to truth.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 2:10-22
If we are truly wise, we shall be careful to avoid all evil company and evil practices. When wisdom has dominion over us, then it not only fills the head, but enters into the heart, and will preserve, both against corruptions within and temptations without. The ways of sin are ways of darkness, uncomfortable and unsafe: what fools are those who leave the plain, pleasant, lightsome paths of uprightness, to walk in…
Proverbs 2:13 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 2:13
- John 3:19-20
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
- Proverbs 4:19
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
- 1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
- Proverbs 21:16
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
- 2 Peter 2:20-22
For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
- John 12:35
Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
- Ezekiel 33:12-13
Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth. When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:5-7
Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
- Psalms 82:5
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
- Zephaniah 1:6
And them that are turned back from the Lord; and those that have not sought the Lord, nor enquired for him.
- John 2:9-11
When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
- Ezekiel 18:26
When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.
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Context
- Proverbs 2:12
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
- Proverbs 2:13
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
- Proverbs 2:14
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
Proverbs 2:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Que dejan las veredas derechas, por andar en caminos tenebrosos; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | de ceux qui abandonnent les sentiers de la droiture pour marcher dans les voies de ténèbres, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | die da verlassen die Pfade der Geradheit, um auf den Wegen der Finsternis zu wandeln; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | qui relinquunt iter rectum, et ambulant per vias tenebrosas; |