King James Version
Proverbs 2:12 in the King James Version says “To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;”
Proverbs 2:12 · KJV
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“thee from the way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“man from the man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“that speaketh”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
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