Proverbs 2:20
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 2:20 in other translations
| BSB | So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous. |
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| WEB | Therefore walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous. |
| ASV | That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous. |
| YLT | That thou dost go in the way of the good, And the paths of the righteous dost keep. |
| DARBY | — that thou mayest walk in the way of the good, and keep the paths of the righteous. |
| BBE | So that you may go in the way of good men, and keep in the footsteps of the upright. |
| Webster | That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous. |
What does Proverbs 2:20 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
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 2:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 2:20
- Hebrews 6:12
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
- 3 John 1:11
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.
- Psalms 119:115
Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
- Psalms 119:63
I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
- Proverbs 13:20
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
- Jeremiah 6:16
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.
- Song of Solomon 1:7-8
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? 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.
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Context
- Proverbs 2:19
None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
- Proverbs 2:20
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
- Proverbs 2:21
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
Proverbs 2:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Para que andes por el camino de los buenos, y guardes las veredas de los justos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | – afin que tu marches dans la voie des gens de bien, et que tu gardes les sentiers des justes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Damit du wandelst auf dem Wege der Guten und die Pfade der Gerechten einhältst. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ut ambules in via bona, et calles justorum custodias: |