King James Version
Proverbs 2:13 in the King James Version says “Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;”
Proverbs 2:13 · KJV
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;
Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“in the ways”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“of darkness”
H2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
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