Proverbs 2:20
That thou dost go in the way of the good, And the paths of the righteous dost keep.This verse in the real world
In what words
- אֹרַחʼôracha well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
- שָׁמַרshâmarproperly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, e
- טוֹבṭôwbgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine
- דֶּרֶךְdereka road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- יָלַךְyâlakto walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Heb 6:12, 3Jn 1:11, Psa 119:115, Psa 119:63, Pro 13:20, Jer 6:16, Sng 1:7–8