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Wycliffe Bible

Proverbs 8:20

Y go in the weies of riytfulnesse, in the myddis of pathis of doom;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God Continued...;   Wisdom;   The Topic Concordance - Inheritance;   Love;   Substance;   Wealth;   Wisdom;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Walk;   Wisdom;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Understanding;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Path;   Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ethics;   Proverbs, Book of;   Trinity;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Walk (2);   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Treasure;   Wisdom;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Proverbs book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Way;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for November 11;   Every Day Light - Devotion for February 29;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I walk in the ways of righteousness,along the paths of justice,
Hebrew Names Version
I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice;
King James Version
I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
English Standard Version
I walk in the way of righteousness, in the paths of justice,
New American Standard Bible
"I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice,
New Century Version
I do what is right and follow the path of justice.
New English Translation
I walk in the path of righteousness, in the pathway of justice,
Amplified Bible
"I, [Wisdom, continuously] walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice,
World English Bible
I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice;
Geneva Bible (1587)
I cause to walke in the way of righteousnes, and in the middes of the paths of iudgement,
Legacy Standard Bible
I walk in the path of righteousness,In the midst of the pathways of justice,
Berean Standard Bible
I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
Contemporary English Version
I always do what is right,
Complete Jewish Bible
I follow the course of righteousness along the paths of justice,
Darby Translation
I walk in the path of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
Easy-to-Read Version
I lead people the right way— along the paths of justice.
George Lamsa Translation
I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice,
Good News Translation
I walk the way of righteousness; I follow the paths of justice,
Lexham English Bible
In the way of righteousness I walk, in the midst of paths of justice,
Literal Translation
I walk in the path of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I walke in ye waye of rightuousnes, & in the strete of iudgment.
American Standard Version
I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice;
Bible in Basic English
I go in the road of righteousness, in the way of right judging:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice;
King James Version (1611)
I leade in the way of righteousnesse, in the midst of the pathes of iudgment.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
I wyll guyde thee in the way of righteousnes, and in the midst of the pathes of iudgement:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
I walk in ways of righteousness, and am conversant with the paths of judgement;
English Revised Version
I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
Update Bible Version
I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice;
Webster's Bible Translation
I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment.
New King James Version
I traverse the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice,
New Living Translation
I walk in righteousness, in paths of justice.
New Life Bible
I walk in the way that is right with God, in the center of the ways that are fair.
New Revised Standard
I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
In the way of righteousness, I march along, in the middle of the paths of justice:
Douay-Rheims Bible
I walk in the way of justice, in the midst of the paths of judgment,
Revised Standard Version
I walk in the way of righteousness, in the paths of justice,
Young's Literal Translation
In a path of righteousness I cause to walk, In midst of paths of judgment,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice,

Contextual Overview

12 Y, wisdom, dwelle in counsel; and Y am among lernyd thouytis. 13 The drede of the Lord hatith yuel; Y curse boost, and pride, and a schrewid weie, and a double tungid mouth. 14 Counseil is myn, and equyte `is myn; prudence is myn, and strengthe `is myn. 15 Kyngis regnen bi me; and the makeris of lawis demen iust thingis bi me. 16 Princis comaunden bi me; and myyti men demen riytfulnesse bi me. 17 I loue hem that louen me; and thei that waken eerli to me, schulen fynde me. 18 With me ben rychessis, and glorie; souereyn richessis, and riytfulnesse. 19 My fruyt is betere than gold, and precyouse stoon; and my seedis ben betere than chosun siluer. 20 Y go in the weies of riytfulnesse, in the myddis of pathis of doom; 21 that Y make riche hem that louen me, and that Y fille her tresouris.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

lead: or, walk, Proverbs 3:6, Proverbs 4:11, Proverbs 4:12, Proverbs 6:22, Psalms 23:3, Psalms 25:4, Psalms 25:5, Psalms 32:8, Isaiah 2:3, Isaiah 49:10, Isaiah 55:4, John 10:3, John 10:27, John 10:28, Revelation 7:17

in the: Proverbs 4:25-27, Deuteronomy 5:32

Reciprocal: Genesis 24:27 - the Lord Joshua 1:7 - turn not Psalms 25:9 - guide Psalms 48:14 - guide Psalms 73:24 - Thou Psalms 119:35 - the path Psalms 119:66 - Teach me Proverbs 2:8 - keepeth Proverbs 14:8 - wisdom Ecclesiastes 7:18 - good Isaiah 35:8 - the wayfaring Isaiah 61:8 - I will direct Matthew 7:14 - narrow Luke 1:79 - to guide Acts 2:28 - made Romans 8:14 - led Galatians 5:18 - if

Cross-References

Genesis 4:4
and Abel offride of the first gendrid of his floc, and of the fatnesse of tho. And the Lord bihelde to Abel and to the yiftis of hym;
Genesis 7:2
Of alle clene lyuynge beestis thou schalt take bi seuene and bi seuene, male and female; forsothe of vnclene lyuynge beestis thou schalt take bi tweyne and bi tweyne, male and female;
Genesis 8:1
Forsothe the Lord hadde mynde of Noe, and of alle lyuynge beestis, and of alle werk beestis, that weren with hym in the schip; and brouyte a wynd on the erthe.
Genesis 8:4
And the schip restide in the seuenthe monthe, in the seuene and twentithe dai of the monthe, on the hillis of Armenye.
Genesis 8:7
which yede out, and turnede not ayen til the watris weren dried on erthe.
Genesis 8:8
Also Noe sente out a culuer aftir hym, to se if the watris hadden ceessid thanne on the face of erthe;
Genesis 8:15
Sotheli the Lord spak to Noe;
Genesis 8:16
and seide, Go out of the schip, thou, and thi wijf, thi sones, and the wyues of thi sones with thee;
Genesis 8:17
and lede out with thee alle lyuynge beestis that ben at thee of ech fleisch, as wel in volatilis as in vnresonable beestis, and alle `reptils that crepen on erthe; and entre ye on the erthe, encreesse ye, and be ye multiplied on erthe.
Genesis 13:4
in the place of the auter which he made bifore, and inwardli clepide there the name of the Lord.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I lead in the way of righteousness,.... As a king his subjects, a shepherd his flock; as a guide to persons that are ignorant and out of the way; as parents their children, teaching them to go; or as a master his scholars: and the way Wisdom, or Christ, leads his people in, is "the way of righteousness"; the doctrine of righteousness, or the way and manner of a sinner's justification in the sight of God; all men are out of the way of it, and are ignorant of the right way; Christ leads them into it: he leads them off of their own righteousness by showing that it does not deserve the name of one; that it is unacceptable to God, unprofitable to him, and insufficient to justify them before him; and he leads them to his own righteousness, which he has wrought out; and shows them that this is answerable to the demands of law and justice, is acceptable to God, and imputed by him without works; and this he does in his word and by his Spirit: and in this way of righteousness he leads them into his Father's presence with acceptance; to himself, in which he beholds them with pleasure; and to eternal glory, which gives them a title to it: he also leads into the practice of righteousness; he teaches them, and they learn of him works of righteousness; he goes before them by way of example, and he gives them his Spirit and grace to enable them to perform them; and which may more especially be intended in the next clause;

in the midst of the paths of judgment: of truth and holiness; in his commandments and ordinances; in all which they are led not against their wills but with them; and not only walk but run with the greatest cheerfulness in those ways and paths of his.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 8:20. I lead in the way of righteousness — Nothing but the teaching that comes from God by his word and Spirit can do this.


 
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