Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 2:12
12to deliver you from the way of evil, from those speaking 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 be pleasant to your soul. 11Discretion will watch over you —discernment will guard you— to deliver you from the way of evil, from those speaking perverse things, 13who leave the straight paths to walk in ways of darkness, 14who rejoice in doing wrong and delight in the perversity of evil,
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, do not give in.
- Proverbs 4:14Do not enter the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evil people.
- Proverbs 9:6Abandon your foolish ways and live! Walk in the way of understanding.”
- Proverbs 13:20He who walks with wise men is wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
- Psalms 17:4As for the deeds of mankind— by the word of Your lips I have kept out of the ways of the violent.
- Psalms 26:4I have not sat with men of falsehood, nor do I consort with hypocrites.
- Psalms 141:4Let not my heart turn to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men that work iniquity, nor let me eat of their delicacies.
- 2 Corinthians 6:17Therefore, come out from among them, and be separate, says Adonai. Touch no unclean thing. Then I will take you in.
- Proverbs 3:32For the devious are detestable to Adonai, but He takes the upright into His confidence.
- Proverbs 8:13To fear Adonai is to hate evil. I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and a perverse mouth.
- Proverbs 16:28A perverse person sows strife, and a gossip separates close friends.
- Psalms 101:4A perverse heart will depart from me. I will know nothing evil.
- Isaiah 59:3For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers with iniquity. Your lips have spoken lies, your tongue mutters wickedness.
- Acts 20:30Even from among yourselves will arise men speaking perversions, to draw the disciples away after themselves.
- 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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