Proverbs 2:12
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
King James Version
In Context
11Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
13Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Cross References
Psalms 17:4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
Psalms 101:4A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Proverbs 4:14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 13:20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 2:11-22
The Benefits Conferred by Wisdom. 10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; 11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; 13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; 14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; 15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: 16 To deliver thee from the strange… Read the whole commentary →