King James Version
Proverbs 2:15 in the King James Version says “Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:”
Proverbs 2:15 · KJV
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:
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
KJV Study — Public Domain
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“and they froward”
H3868to turn aside , i.e., (literally) to depart, (figuratively) be perverse
“in their paths”
H4570a track (literally or figuratively); also a rampart (as circular)
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