Proverbs 2:20

In 11 translations

BSB

So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.

KJV

That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

WEB

Therefore walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

ASV

That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.

LSV

That you go in the way of the good, || And keep the paths of the righteous.

YLT

That thou dost go in the way of the good, And the paths of the righteous dost keep.

DBY

— that thou mayest walk in the way of the good, and keep the paths of the righteous.

DRC

That thou mayst walk in a good way: and mayst keep the paths of the just.

GNV

Therefore walke thou in the way of good men, and keepe the wayes of the righteous.

JPS

That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

LXXE

For had they gone in good paths, they would have found the paths of righteousness easy.Gr. smooth.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

לְמַ֗עַן תֵּ֭לֵךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ טוֹבִ֑ים וְאָרְח֖וֹת צַדִּיקִ֣ים תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃

LXX-Br

Εἰ γὰρ ἐπορεύοντο τρίβους ἀγαθὰς, εὕροσαν ἂν τρίβους δικαιοσύνης λείας.

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Cross-references most cited first

• 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.
• 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!’
• Psalms 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
• Psalms 119:63I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
• Proverbs 13:20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
• Song of Songs 1:7–8Tell 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? If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the…

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