Proverbs 2:12 · KJV
“To deliver thee from the way of the evil {man}, from the man that speaketh froward things;”
— Proverbs 2:12
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Proverbs 2 — Context
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
11Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
12To deliver thee from the way of the evil {man}, from the man that speaketh froward things;
13Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
14Who rejoice to do evil, {and} delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:33
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Proverbs 13:20
He that walketh with wise {men} shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. {destroyed: Heb. broken}
Proverbs 8:13
The fear of the LORD {is} to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
2 Corinthians 6:17
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean {thing}; and I will receive you,
Isaiah 59:3-5
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
Psalms 26:4-5
I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
Proverbs 9:6
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
Acts 20:30
Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.