Proverbs 2:20 · KJV
“That thou mayest walk in the way of good {men}, and keep the paths of the righteous.”
— Proverbs 2:20
None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
Proverbs 2 — Context
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
19None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
20That thou mayest walk in the way of good {men}, and keep the paths of the righteous.
21For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
22But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it. {rooted: or, plucked up}
Cross References
Hebrews 6:12
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
3 John 1:11
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
Proverbs 13:20
He that walketh with wise {men} shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. {destroyed: Heb. broken}
Jeremiah 6:16
Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where {is} the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk {therein}.
Psalms 119:63
I {am} a companion of all {them} that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
Psalms 119:115
Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
Song of Solomon 1:7-8
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest {thy flock} to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? {as one...: or, as one that is veiled}