Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 2:12
12It will rescue you from the way of evil — from anyone who says perverse things,
Proverbs 2:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
- New International Version (NIV)Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse,
- English Standard Version (ESV)delivering you from the way of evil, from men of perverted speech,
- New King James Version (NKJV)To deliver you from the way of evil, From the man who speaks perverse things,
Context of Proverbs 2:12
10For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight you. 11Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you. It will rescue you from the way of evil — from anyone who says perverse things, 13from those who abandon the right paths to walk in ways of darkness, 14from those who enjoy doing evil and celebrate perversion,
Read all of Proverbs 2Proverbs 2:12 word by word
לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָ מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ רָ֑ע מֵ֝אִ֗ישׁ מְדַבֵּ֥ר תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 2:12
- Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice you, don’t be persuaded.
- Proverbs 4:14Keep off the path of the wicked; don’t proceed on the way of evil ones.
- Proverbs 9:6Leave inexperience behind, and you will live; pursue the way of understanding.
- Proverbs 13:20The one who walks with the wise will become wise, but a companion of fools will suffer harm.
- Psalms 17:4Concerning what people do: by the words from your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.
- Psalms 26:4I do not sit with the worthless or associate with hypocrites.
- Psalms 141:4Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing or perform wicked acts with evildoers. Do not let me feast on their delicacies.
- 2 Corinthians 6:17Therefore, come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord; do not touch any unclean thing, and I will welcome you.
- Proverbs 3:32for the devious are detestable to the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright.
- Proverbs 8:13To fear the Lord is to hate evil. I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
- Proverbs 16:28A contrary person spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.
- Psalms 101:4A devious heart will be far from me; I will not be involved with evil.
- Isaiah 59:3For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers, with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongues mutter injustice.
- Acts 20:30Men will rise up even from your own number and distort the truth to lure the disciples into following them.
- 1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”
Commentaries on Proverbs 2:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The man that speaketh froward things - תהפכות tahpuchoth, things of subverston; from תפך taphach, to turn or change the course of a thing. Men who wish to subvert the state of things, whether civil or religious; who are seditious themselves, and wish to make others so. These speak much of liberty and oppression, deal greatly in broad assertions, and endeavor especially to corrupt the minds of youth.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-15Verses 12-15 The evil-doers here include not robbers and murderers only Proverbs 1:10-16, but all who leave the straight path and the open day for crooked ways, perverse counsels, deeds of darkness. “To delight etc.” Proverbs 2:14 is the lowest depth of all.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 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 such ways! They take pleasure…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-15Wisdom knows when people alter words to make wrong things seem right. The right path leads to life, while the wrong path leads to death (Proverbs 1:10–19; 2:18–19; 5:5–6; 9:1–6, 13–18). ways of darkness: In the New Testament, darkness represents evil, while light represents God's goodness (Matthew 4:16; 5:14–16; John 1:14; Romans 2:19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1512-15. 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.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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