Proverbs 2:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.”
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“So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.”
King James Version · Public Domain“That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“That thou dost go in the way of the good, And the paths of the righteous dost keep.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 2:20 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 119:63I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
- Psalms 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
- Proverbs 4:11I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.
- Proverbs 8:20I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
- Proverbs 13:20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
- Song of Solomon 1:7Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
- Jeremiah 6:16This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
- Hebrews 6:12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
- 3 John 1:11Beloved, 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.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).