New English Translation
Proverbs 2:20
20So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on 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 paths lead to the place of the departed spirits. 19None who go in to her will return, nor will they reach the paths of life. So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous. 21For the upright will reside in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it, 22but the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be torn away from 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 associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
- Psalms 119:63I am a friend to all your loyal followers, and to those who keep your precepts.
- Jeremiah 6:16The Lord said to his people: “You are standing at the crossroads. So consider your path. Ask where the old, reliable paths are. Ask where the path is that leads to blessing and follow it. If you do, you will find rest for your souls.” But they said, “We will not follow it!”
- Hebrews 6:12so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.
- 3 John 1:11Dear friend, do not imitate what is bad but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does what is bad 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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