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King James Version
Proverbs 2:20
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
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Christian Standard Bible®
So follow the way of the good,and keep to the paths of the righteous.
So follow the way of the good,and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Hebrew Names Version
That you may walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.
That you may walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.
English Standard Version
So you will walk in the way of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous.
So you will walk in the way of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous.
New Century Version
But wisdom will help you be good and do what is right.
But wisdom will help you be good and do what is right.
New English Translation
So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.
So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.
Amplified Bible
So you will walk in the way of good men [that is, those of personal integrity, moral courage and honorable character], And keep to the paths of the righteous.
So you will walk in the way of good men [that is, those of personal integrity, moral courage and honorable character], And keep to the paths of the righteous.
New American Standard Bible
So you will walk in the way of good people And keep to the paths of the righteous.
So you will walk in the way of good people And keep to the paths of the righteous.
World English Bible
That you may walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.
That you may walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore walke thou in the way of good men, and keepe the wayes of the righteous.
Therefore walke thou in the way of good men, and keepe the wayes of the righteous.
Legacy Standard Bible
So that you will walk in the way of good menAnd keep to the paths of the righteous.
So that you will walk in the way of good menAnd keep to the paths of the righteous.
Berean Standard Bible
So you will follow in the ways of good men, and keep to the paths of the righteous.
So you will follow in the ways of good men, and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Contemporary English Version
Follow the example of good people and live an honest life.
Follow the example of good people and live an honest life.
Complete Jewish Bible
Thus you will walk on the way of good people and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Thus you will walk on the way of good people and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Darby Translation
—that thou mayest walk in the way of the good, and keep the paths of the righteous.
—that thou mayest walk in the way of the good, and keep the paths of the righteous.
Easy-to-Read Version
Wisdom will help you follow the example of good people and stay on the right path.
Wisdom will help you follow the example of good people and stay on the right path.
George Lamsa Translation
Therefore you must walk in the way of good men and keep the path of the righteous.
Therefore you must walk in the way of good men and keep the path of the righteous.
Good News Translation
So you must follow the example of good people and live a righteous life.
So you must follow the example of good people and live a righteous life.
Lexham English Bible
So that you will walk on the road of those who are good, and the paths of those who are righteous you shall keep.
So that you will walk on the road of those who are good, and the paths of those who are righteous you shall keep.
Literal Translation
Then you may walk in the ways of the good and keep the ways of the righteous.
Then you may walk in the ways of the good and keep the ways of the righteous.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
That thou mayest walke in ye good waye, and kepe the pathes of the rightuous.
That thou mayest walke in ye good waye, and kepe the pathes of the rightuous.
American Standard Version
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.
Bible in Basic English
So that you may go in the way of good men, and keep in the footsteps of the upright.
So that you may go in the way of good men, and keep in the footsteps of the upright.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
King James Version (1611)
That thou mayest walke in the way of good men, and keepe the pathes of the righteous.
That thou mayest walke in the way of good men, and keepe the pathes of the righteous.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therfore walke thou in the way of such as be vertuous, & kepe the pathes of the righteous.
Therfore walke thou in the way of such as be vertuous, & kepe the pathes of the righteous.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For had they gone in good paths, they would have found the paths of righteousness easy.
For had they gone in good paths, they would have found the paths of righteousness easy.
English Revised Version
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
That thou go in a good weie, and kepe the pathis of iust men.
That thou go in a good weie, and kepe the pathis of iust men.
Update Bible Version
That you may walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.
That you may walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.
Webster's Bible Translation
That thou mayest walk in the way of good [men], and keep the paths of the righteous.
That thou mayest walk in the way of good [men], and keep the paths of the righteous.
New King James Version
So you may walk in the way of goodness, And keep to the paths of righteousness.
So you may walk in the way of goodness, And keep to the paths of righteousness.
New Living Translation
So follow the steps of the good, and stay on the paths of the righteous.
So follow the steps of the good, and stay on the paths of the righteous.
New Life Bible
So may you walk in the way of good men, and keep to the paths of those who are right and good.
So may you walk in the way of good men, and keep to the paths of those who are right and good.
New Revised Standard
Therefore walk in the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the just.
Therefore walk in the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the just.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
To the end that thou walk in the way of good men, and, the paths of the righteous, that thou observe.
To the end that thou walk in the way of good men, and, the paths of the righteous, that thou observe.
Douay-Rheims Bible
That thou mayst walk in a good way: and mayst keep the paths of the just.
That thou mayst walk in a good way: and mayst keep the paths of the just.
Revised Standard Version
So you will walk in the way of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous.
So you will walk in the way of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Young's Literal Translation
That thou dost go in the way of the good, And the paths of the righteous dost keep.
That thou dost go in the way of the good, And the paths of the righteous dost keep.
THE MESSAGE
So—join the company of good men and women, keep your feet on the tried-and-true paths. It's the men who walk straight who will settle this land, the women with integrity who will last here. The corrupt will lose their lives; the dishonest will be gone for good.
So—join the company of good men and women, keep your feet on the tried-and-true paths. It's the men who walk straight who will settle this land, the women with integrity who will last here. The corrupt will lose their lives; the dishonest will be gone for good.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So you will walk in the way of good men And keep to the paths of the righteous.
So you will walk in the way of good men And keep to the paths of the righteous.
Contextual Overview
10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; 11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; 13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; 14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; 15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: 16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; 17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. 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.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Proverbs 13:20, Psalms 119:63, Psalms 119:115, Song of Solomon 1:7, Song of Solomon 1:8, Jeremiah 6:16, Hebrews 6:12, 3 John 1:11
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 19:11 - the good Psalms 112:5 - good Romans 4:12 - in the steps
Cross-References
Genesis 2:18
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
That thou mayest walk in the way of good [men],.... Who are not so by nature, but made so by the grace of God; such as the saints, prophets, and patriarchs of old; and who walked in the way of righteousness, holiness, and truth; being directed therein by the Spirit and word of God: now the use and profit of wisdom's instructions, or of the Gospel of Christ, and the doctrines of it, and a spiritual understanding of them, are not only to deliver men from the wicked man and the naughty woman, but also to influence and engage them to follow the examples of good men, and to walk in the same good old paths as they have done, Hebrews 6:12;
and keep the paths of the righteous; not only observe them and walk in them, but continue therein, even in the paths of faith and holiness; for righteous men, such as are made righteous by the righteousness of Christ, and are anew created unto righteousness and true holiness, and in consequence thereof live righteously; these walk by faith on Christ, and as becomes his Gospel; and in all the ordinances of it, and in all the duties of religion; and the Gospel teaches all those that receive and profess it to do the same.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The previous picture of shame and sin is brought before the disciple as an incentive to a better course.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 2:20. That thou mayest mark — Therefore thou shalt walk.
