Proverbs 2:11-18 in English

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;

¹⁴ Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;

¹⁵ Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths:

¹⁶ To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;

¹⁷ That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God:

¹⁸ For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead;

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;

¹⁴ who rejoice in evils, and delight in wicked perverseness;

¹⁵ whose paths are crooked, and their courses winding;

¹⁶ to remove thee far from the straight way, and to estrange thee from a righteous purpose. My son, let not evil counsel overtake thee,

¹⁷ of her who has forsaken the instruction of her youth, and forgotten the covenant of God.

¹⁸ For she has fixed her house near death, and guided her wheels near Hades with the giants.

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;

¹⁴ Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

¹⁵ Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:

¹⁶ To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

¹⁷ Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

¹⁸ For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

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;

¹⁴ Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

¹⁵ Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:

¹⁶ To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

¹⁷ Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

¹⁸ For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

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;

¹⁴ who rejoice in evils, and delight in wicked perverseness;

¹⁵ whose paths are crooked, and their courses winding;

¹⁶ to remove you far from the straight way, and to estrange you from a righteous purpose. My son, let not evil counsel overtake you,

¹⁷ of her who has forsaken the instruction of her youth, and forgotten the covenant of God.

¹⁸ For she has fixed her house near death, and guided her wheels near Hades with the giants.

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;

¹⁴ Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of evil;

¹⁵ Who are crooked in their ways, and perverse in their paths:

¹⁶ To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

¹⁷ Which forsaketh the friend of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God:

¹⁸ For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead:

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.

¹⁴ They enjoy doing what is wrong; they like to do what is evil and to deceive people.

¹⁵ They ◄walk on crooked paths/always deceive others► and are always dishonest.

¹⁶ If you are wise PRS, you will also be saved from ◄immoral women/prostitutes►; you will not pay attention when adulterous women try to ◄seduce/entice you by what they say.►

¹⁷ Those women have left the husbands whom they married when they were young; they have disregarded the solemn promise they made to God not to commit adultery.

¹⁸ If you go into houses of women who are like that, you will die when you are still young; the road to their houses leads to hell.

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;

¹⁴ who rejoice in evils, and delight in wicked perverseness;

¹⁵ whose paths are crooked, and their courses winding;

¹⁶ to remove you far from the straight way, and to estrange you from a righteous purpose. My son, let not evil counsel overtake you,

¹⁷ of her who has forsaken the instruction of her youth, and forgotten the covenant of God.

¹⁸ For she has fixed her house near death, and guided her wheels near Hades with the giants.

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,

¹⁴ who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil,

¹⁵ who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths,

¹⁶ to deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words,

¹⁷ who forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God;

¹⁸ for her house leads down to death, her paths to the departed spirits.

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,

¹⁴ who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil,

¹⁵ who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths,

¹⁶ to deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words,

¹⁷ who forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God;

¹⁸ for her house leads down to death, her paths to the departed spirits.

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,

¹⁴ who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil,

¹⁵ who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths,

¹⁶ to deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words,

¹⁷ who forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God;

¹⁸ for her house leads down to death, her paths to the departed spirits.

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;

¹⁴ Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner;

¹⁵ Whose ways are not straight, and whose footsteps are turned to evil:

¹⁶ To take you out of the power of the strange woman, who says smooth words with her tongue;

¹⁷ Who is false to the husband of her early years, and does not keep the agreement of her God in mind:

¹⁸ For her house is on the way down to death; her footsteps go down to the shades:

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;

¹⁴ who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of evil;

¹⁵ whose paths are crooked, and who are perverted in their course:

¹⁶ To deliver thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words;

¹⁷ who forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God;

¹⁸ — for her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead;

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:

¹⁴ Who are glad when they have done evil, and rejoice in most wicked things:

¹⁵ Whose ways are perverse, and their steps infamous.

¹⁶ That thou mayst be delivered from the strange women, and from the stranger, who softeneth her words:

¹⁷ And forsaketh the guide of her youth,

¹⁸ And hath forgotten the covenant of her God: for her house inclineth unto death, and her paths to hell.

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.

¹⁴ They happily do wrong; they love how twisted evil is.

¹⁵ They live crooked lives doing deceitful things.

¹⁶ Doing this will also save you from a woman who acts immorally, from a woman who like a prostitute tries to seduce you with flattering words.

¹⁷ Such a woman has left her husband she married when she was young, forgetting the promises she made before God.

¹⁸ What happens in her house leads to death; following her way leads to the grave.

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:

¹⁴ Which reioyce in doing euill, and delite in the frowardnesse of the wicked,

¹⁵ Whose wayes are crooked and they are lewde in their paths.

¹⁶ And it shall deliuer thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her wordes.

¹⁷ Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the couenant of her God.

¹⁸ Surely her house tendeth to death, and her paths vnto the dead.

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;

¹⁴ Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of evil;

¹⁵ Who are crooked in their ways, and perverse in their paths;

¹⁶ To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the alien woman that maketh smooth her words;

¹⁷ That forsaketh the lord of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

¹⁸ For her house sinketh down unto death, and her paths unto the shades;

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;

¹⁴ Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

¹⁵ Whose ways are crooked, And they froward in their paths:

¹⁶ To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

¹⁷ Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God.

¹⁸ For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead.

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;

¹⁴ Who rejoice to do evil, who are delighted in the perverseness of the bad;

¹⁵ Who as regardeth their paths are crooked, and froward in their tracks.

¹⁶ To deliver thee from the adulteress, from the alien woman that useth flattering speeches;

¹⁷ That forsaketh the friend of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

¹⁸ For she sinketh unto death—her house, and unto the departed lead her tracks.

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;

¹⁴ Who rejoice in evils, And delight in wicked perverseness;

¹⁵ Whose paths are crooked, And their courses winding;

¹⁶ To remove thee far from the straight way, And to estrange thee from a righteous purpose. My son, let not evil counsel overtake thee,

¹⁷ Of her who has forsaken the instruction of her youth, And forgotten the covenant of God.

¹⁸ For she has fixed her house near death, And guided her wheels near Hades with the giants.

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;

¹⁴ Who rejoice in doing evil, And delight in the perverseness of the wicked;

¹⁵ Whose paths are crooked, And who are froward in their ways.

¹⁶ It will deliver thee from the wife of another, From the stranger, who useth smooth words;

¹⁷ Who forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God.

¹⁸ For her house sinketh down to Death, And her paths to the shades of the dead:

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;

¹⁴ who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil;

¹⁵ who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths:

¹⁶ To deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words;

¹⁷ who forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant ·binding contract between two or more parties· of her God:

¹⁸ for her house leads down to death, her paths to the departed spirits.

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.

¹⁴ They rejoice when they do evil and delight in the perversities of evil.

¹⁵ They follow crooked paths, and using deception they hide their tracks.

¹⁶ Wisdom and discretion will save you from an adulterous woman, from an immoral woman and her flattering words.

¹⁷ She forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.

¹⁸ For her house leads down to death and her tracks will lead you to those in the grave.

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,

¹⁴ who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil,

¹⁵ who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths,

¹⁶ to deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words,

¹⁷ who forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God;

¹⁸ for her house leads down to death, her paths to the departed spirits.

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,

¹⁴ who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil,

¹⁵ who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths,

¹⁶ to deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words,

¹⁷ who forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God;

¹⁸ for her house leads down to death, her paths to the departed spirits.

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;

¹⁴ Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

¹⁵ Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:

¹⁶ To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger who flattereth with her words;

¹⁷ Who forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

¹⁸ For her house inclineth to death, and her paths to the dead.

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,

¹⁴ who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil,

¹⁵ who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths,

¹⁶ to deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words,

¹⁷ who forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God;

¹⁸ for her house leads down to death, her paths to the departed spirits.

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,

¹⁴ who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil,

¹⁵ who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths,

¹⁶ to deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words,

¹⁷ who forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God;

¹⁸ for her house leads down to death, her paths to the departed spirits.

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;

¹⁴ which be glad, when they have done evil, and make full out joy in worst things;

¹⁵ whose ways be wayward, and their goings be of evil fame.

¹⁶ That thou be delivered from an alien woman, and from a strange woman, that maketh soft her words;

¹⁷ and forsaketh the duke of her time of marriage, and hath forgotten the covenant of her God.

¹⁸ For the house of her is bowed to death, and her paths to hell.

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;

¹⁴ which be glad, when they have done evil, and make full out joy in worst things; (who be glad, when they have done evil, and rejoice in the worst things;)

¹⁵ whose ways be wayward, and their goings be of evil fame. (whose ways be wicked, and whose deeds be shameful.)

¹⁶ That thou be delivered from an alien woman, and from a strange woman, that maketh soft her words; (And so that thou be rescued from a strange, or an unknown, woman, who maketh her words soft;)

¹⁷ and (who) forsaketh the duke, or (the) leader, of her time of marriage, and hath forgotten the covenant of her God.

¹⁸ For the house of her is bowed to death, and her paths to hell. (For her house is on the way to death, and her paths lead down to Sheol, or the land of the dead, or and her paths lead down to hell.)

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,

¹⁴ Who are rejoicing to do evil, They delight in frowardness of the wicked,

¹⁵ Whose paths are crooked, Yea, they are perverted in their ways.

¹⁶ To deliver thee from the strange woman, From the stranger who hath made smooth her sayings,

¹⁷ Who is forsaking the guide of her youth, And the covenant of her God hath forgotten.

¹⁸ For her house hath inclined unto death, And unto Rephaim her paths.