Proverbs 2:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 2:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 2:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 2:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 2:20 — World English Bible

Proverbs 2:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 2:20 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 2:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Proverbs 2:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 2:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 2:20 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 2:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Proverbs 2:20 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 2:20 in Context — Proverbs 2

18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.

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

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

22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

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What Does Proverbs 2:20 Mean?

Proverbs 2:20 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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