Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 2:20
20So follow the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 2:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
- New International Version (NIV)Thus you will walk in the ways of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So you will walk in the way of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So you may walk in the way of goodness, And keep to the paths of righteousness.
Context of Proverbs 2:20
18for her house sinks down to death and her ways to the land of the departed spirits. 19None return who go to her; none reach the paths of life. So follow the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous. 21For the upright will inhabit the land, and those of integrity will remain in it; 22but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the treacherous ripped out of it.
Read all of Proverbs 2Proverbs 2:20 word by word
לְמַ֗עַן תֵּ֭לֵךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ טוֹבִ֑ים וְאָרְח֖וֹת צַדִּיקִ֣ים תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 2:20
- Proverbs 13:20The one who walks with the wise will become wise, but a companion of fools will suffer harm.
- Psalms 119:63I am a friend to all who fear you, to those who keep your precepts.
- Jeremiah 6:16This is what the Lord says: Stand by the roadways and look. Ask about the ancient paths, “Which is the way to what is good?” Then take it and find rest for yourselves. But they protested, “We won’t!”
- Hebrews 6:12so that you won’t become lazy but will be imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and perseverance.
- 3 John 1:11Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
Commentaries on Proverbs 2:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20That thou mayest mark - Therefore thou shalt walk.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20The previous picture of shame and sin is brought before the disciple as an incentive to a better course.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. 20-22Those who make wise choices will live in the land; those who do not will be evicted. God gave the land of Israel to his people, but they could only stay if they followed God's commands (Deuteronomy 28:9–11, 64–68). Because they broke his law, they were expelled in 586 BC (see 2 Kings 25:1–30; 2 Chronicles 36:15–21).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. That ... way of good--that is, Such is the object of these warnings.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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