Proverbs 2:20

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Heb 6:12 : 12 that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, imitate not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
  • Ps 119:63 : 63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee, And of them that observe thy precepts.
  • Ps 119:115 : 115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the commandments of my God.
  • Prov 13:20 : 20 Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
  • Song 1:7-8 : 7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest [thy flock], Where thou makest [it] to rest at noon: For why should I be as one that is veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions? 8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.
  • Jer 6:16 : 16 Thus saith Jehovah, 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] .

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 2:18-19
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    18For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead;

    19None that go unto her return again, Neither do they attain unto the paths of life:

  • Prov 2:8-9
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    8That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.

    9Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, [yea], every good path.

  • Prov 4:14-15
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    14Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

    15Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.

  • 17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

  • Prov 2:11-13
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    11Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:

    12To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;

    13Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;

  • 28In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.

  • 6So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, [and] she knoweth [it] not.

  • 20I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice;

  • 15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:

  • 21For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it.

  • 25Let not thy heart decline to her ways; Go not astray in her paths.

  • 9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 4:26-27
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    26Make level the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established.

    27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: Remove thy foot from evil.

  • 17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.

  • 7The way of the just is uprightness: thou that art upright dost direct the path of the just.

  • 6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Prov 4:11-12
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    11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.

    12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

  • 15Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths:

  • 5My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.

  • 15Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?

  • 23Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And thy foot shall not stumble.

  • 6In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.

  • 5Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

  • 21He that followeth after righteousness and kindness Findeth life, righteousness, and honor.

  • 12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

  • 6Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.

  • 2He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

  • 24To the wise the way of life [goeth] upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.

  • 18Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered; But he that is perverse in [his] ways shall fall at once.

  • 8The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.

  • 5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

  • 21For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.

  • 19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.

  • 19The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.

  • 9Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.

  • Prov 4:18-19
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    18But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

    19The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know not at what they stumble.

  • 7A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.

  • 21and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it; when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

  • 26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

  • 10Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.