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Proverbs 2:13

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— From those who leave the paths of uprightness To walk in the ways of darkness;
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Who forsake the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— [from those] who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— From them who forsake the paths of rectitude, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Who are forsaking paths of uprightness, To walk in ways of darkness,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Who leave the right way, and walk by dark ways:
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And from them that leaue the wayes of righteousnes to walke in the wayes of darkenes:
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Who leaue the pathes of vprightnesse, to walke in the wayes of darkenesse:
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Who forsake the path of uprightness to walk in the way of darkness;
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Alas [for those] who forsake right paths, to walk in ways of darkness;
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Who leave 5800
{5800} Prime
עָזַב
`azab
{aw-zab'}
A primitive root; to loosen, that is, relinquish, permit, etc.
z8802
<8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Participle Active (See H8814)
Count - 5386
the paths 734
{0734} Prime
אֹרַח
'orach
{o'-rakh}
From H0732; a well trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan.
of uprightness, 3476
{3476} Prime
יֹשֶׁר
yosher
{yo'-sher}
From H3474; the right.
to walk y3212
[3212] Standard
יָלַך
yalak
{yaw-lak'}
A primitive root (compare H1980); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively to carry (in various senses).
z8800
<8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Infinitive (See H8812)
Count - 4888
x1980
(1980) Complement
הָלַךְ
halak
{haw-lak'}
Akin to H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively).
in the ways 1870
{1870} Prime
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
{deh'-rek}
From H1869; a road (as trodden); figuratively a course of life or mode of action, often adverbially.
of darkness; 2822
{2822} Prime
חֹשֶׁךְ
choshek
{kho-shek'}
From H2821; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Proverbs 2:12-15.


Proverbs 2:13

_ _ paths of uprightness — or, “plainness.”

_ _ walk — habitually act;

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Proverbs 2:10-22.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Proverbs 2:13

Darkness — Of sin.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Proverbs 2:13

Who leave the (g) paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

(g) That is, the word of God, which is the only light, to follow their own fantasies which are darkness.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
leave:

Proverbs 21:16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
Psalms 14:3 They are all gone aside, they are [all] together become filthy: [there is] none that doeth good, no, not one.
Psalms 36:3 The words of his mouth [are] iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, [and] to do good.
Ezekiel 18:26 When a righteous [man] turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.
Ezekiel 33:12-13 Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his [righteousness] in the day that he sinneth. ... When I shall say to the righteous, [that] he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.
Zephaniah 1:6 And them that are turned back from the LORD; and [those] that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.
Matthew 12:43-45 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. ... Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last [state] of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
2 Timothy 4:10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
Hebrews 6:4-6 For [it is] impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, ... If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put [him] to an open shame.
2 Peter 2:20-22 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. ... But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog [is] turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
1 John 2:19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would [no doubt] have continued with us: but [they went out], that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

walk:

Proverbs 4:19 The way of the wicked [is] as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
Job 24:13-16 They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof. ... In the dark they dig through houses, [which] they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
John 3:19-20 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. ... For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
John 12:35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
Romans 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified [him] not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
1 Thessalonians 5:5-7 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. ... For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
John 1:6 There was a man sent from God, whose name [was] John.
John 2:9-11 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, ... This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Jb 24:13. Ps 14:3; 36:3. Pv 4:19; 21:16. Ezk 18:26; 33:12. Zp 1:6. Mt 12:43. Jn 1:6; 2:9; 3:19; 12:35. Ro 1:21. 1Th 5:5. 2Ti 4:10. He 6:4. 2P 2:20. 1Jn 2:19.

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