Proverbs 2:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 2:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 2:12 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 2:12 — KJV
“To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;”
— Proverbs 2:12 (KJV)
Proverbs 2:12 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 2:12
“Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:12: deliver, way, evil
“Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. folly: or, villany”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:12: way, evil, speaketh
“O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:12: evil, speaketh, things
“The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:12: way, evil, froward
“He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:12: evil, froward, things
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