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Proverbs 2:11-13 in English

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Proverbs 2:11-13 in American Standard Version (1901)

11 Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:
12 To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;
13 Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;
Proverbs 2 in American Standard Version (1901)

Proverbs 2:11-13 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

11 good counsel shall guard thee, and holy understanding shall keep thee;
12 to deliver thee from the evil way, and from the man that speaks nothing faithfully.
13 Alas for those who forsake right paths, to walk in ways of darkness;
Proverbs 2 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Proverbs 2:11-13 in King James Version + Apocrypha

11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Proverbs 2 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Proverbs 2:11-13 in King James (Authorized) Version

11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Proverbs 2 in King James (Authorized) Version

Proverbs 2:11-13 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

11 good counsel shall guard you, and holy understanding shall keep you;
12 to deliver you from the evil way, and from the man that speaks nothing faithfully.
13 Alas for those who forsake right paths, to walk in ways of darkness;
Proverbs 2 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

PROVERBS 2:11-13 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

11 Discretion shall watch over thee, understanding shall keep thee:
12 To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the men that speak froward things;
13 Who forsake the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
PROVERBS 2 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Proverbs 2:11-13 in Translation for Translators

11 If you know PRS how to choose what is right to do and if you understand what God wants you to do, God will protect you and guard you and keep you safe.
12 If you are wise PRS, you will not do what evil people do, and you will not believe what deceitful people say.
13 Deceitful people have stopped acting fairly/justly toward others and ◄walk on dark and evil paths/do what evil people do► MET.
Proverbs 2 in Translation for Translators

Proverbs 2:11-13 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

11 good counsel shall guard you, and holy understanding shall keep you;
12 to deliver you from the evil way, and from the man that speaks nothing faithfully.
13 Alas for those who forsake right paths, to walk in ways of darkness;
Proverbs 2 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Proverbs 2:11-13 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

11 Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,
12 to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,
13 who forsake the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness,
Proverbs 2 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 2:11-13 in World English Bible (Catholic)

11 Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,
12 to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,
13 who forsake the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness,
Proverbs 2 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Proverbs 2:11-13 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

11 Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,
12 to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,
13 who forsake the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness,
Proverbs 2 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 2:11-13 in Bible in Basic English

11 Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;
12 Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false;
13 Who give up the way of righteousness, to go by dark roads;
Proverbs 2 in Bible in Basic English

Proverbs 2:11-13 in Darby Translation

11 discretion shall keep thee, understanding shall preserve thee:
12 To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the man that speaketh froward things;
13 from those who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Proverbs 2 in Darby Translation

Proverbs 2:11-13 in Douay-Rheims 1899

11 Counsel shall keep thee, and prudence shall preserve thee,
12 That thou mayst be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh perverse things:
13 Who leave the right way, and walk by dark ways:
Proverbs 2 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Proverbs 2:11-13 in Free Bible Version

11 Good decisions will keep you on track; thinking logically will keep you safe.
12 Doing this will save you from the ways of evil, from men who tell twisted lies,
13 who turn away from following what is right to walk down paths of darkness.
Proverbs 2 in Free Bible Version

Proverbs 2:11-13 in Geneva Bible 1599

11 Then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee,
12 And deliuer thee from the euill way, and from the man that speaketh froward things,
13 And from them that leaue the wayes of righteousnes to walke in the wayes of darkenes:
Proverbs 2 in Geneva Bible 1599

Proverbs 2:11-13 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

11 Discretion shall watch over thee, discernment shall guard thee;
12 To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the men that speak froward things;
13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Proverbs 2 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Proverbs 2:11-13 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

11 Discretion shall preserve thee, Understanding shall keep thee:
12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, From the man that speaketh froward things;
13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;
Proverbs 2 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Proverbs 2:11-13 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

11 Discretion will watch over thee, understanding will keep thee;
12 To deliver thee from the way of the bad, from the man that speaketh perverse things;
13 From those who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Proverbs 2 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Proverbs 2:11-13 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

11 Good counsel shall guard thee, And holy understanding shall keep thee;
12 To deliver thee from the evil way, And from the man that speaks nothing faithfully.
13 Alas for those who forsake right paths, To walk in ways of darkness;
Proverbs 2 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Proverbs 2:11-13 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 2:11-13 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Proverbs 2:11-13 in George Noyes Bible

11 Discretion will guard thee, Understanding will preserve thee.
12 It will deliver thee from the way of the wicked, From the men who speak perverse things;
13 Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;
Proverbs 2 in George Noyes Bible

Proverbs [Sayings] 2:11-13 in One Unity Resource Bible

11 Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,
12 to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things;
13 who forsake the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Proverbs [Sayings] 2 in One Unity Resource Bible

Proverbs 2:11-13 in Unlocked Literal Bible

11 Discretion will watch over you, understanding will guard you.
12 They will rescue you from the way of evil, from those who speak perverse things,
13 who abandon the right paths and walk in the ways of darkness.
Proverbs 2 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Proverbs 2:11-13 in World English Bible

11 Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,
12 to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,
13 who forsake the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness,
Proverbs 2 in World English Bible

Proverbs 2:11-13 in World English Bible British Edition

11 Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,
12 to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,
13 who forsake the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness,
Proverbs 2 in World English Bible British Edition

Proverbs 2:11-13 in Noah Webster Bible

11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man , from the man that speaketh froward things;
13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Proverbs 2 in Noah Webster Bible

Proverbs 2:11-13 in World Messianic Bible

11 Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,
12 to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,
13 who forsake the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness,
Proverbs 2 in World Messianic Bible

Proverbs 2:11-13 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

11 Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,
12 to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,
13 who forsake the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness,
Proverbs 2 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Proverbs 2:11-13 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

11 good counsel shall keep thee, and prudence shall keep thee;
12 that thou be delivered from an evil way, and from a man that speaketh wayward things.
13 Which forsake a rightful or right way, and go by dark ways;

Proverbs 2:11-13 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

11 good counsel shall keep thee, and prudence shall keep thee; (good advice shall keep thee safe, and understanding shall keep thee safe;)
12 (so) that thou be delivered from an evil way, and from a man that speaketh wayward things (or and from the person who speaketh wicked things).
13 Which forsake a rightful way, (or From those who abandon the right way), and go by dark ways;

Proverbs 2:11-13 in Young's Literal Translation

11 Thoughtfulness doth watch over thee, Understanding doth keep thee,
12 To deliver thee from an evil way, From any speaking froward things,
13 Who are forsaking paths of uprightness, To walk in ways of darkness,