Depart from me, ye evil-doers; That I may keep the commandments of my God.
Proverbs 2:20 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So may you walk in the way of good men, and keep to the paths of the [consistently] righteous (the upright, in right standing with God). American Standard Version (1901) That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous. Common English Bible So you should stay on the path of good people, guarding the road of the righteous. Catholic Public Domain Version So may you walk in the good way, and keep to the difficult paths of the just. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That thou mayst walk in a good way: and mayst keep the paths of the just. |
Depart from me, ye evil-doers; That I may keep the commandments of my God.
I am a companion of all them that fear thee, And of them that observe thy precepts.
Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise: But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.
But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of judgement:
Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk therein.
that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Beloved, imitate not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: he that doeth evil hath not seen God.