Proverbs 2:12
King James Version (KJV)
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
American Standard Version (ASV)
To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;
World English Bible (WEB)
to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things;
Proverbs 2:12 Cross References
Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
