Proverbs 2:15 “whose paths are crooked and whose ways are devious.”

Proverbs 2:15

whose paths are crooked and whose ways are devious.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

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

Psalm 125:5 Deuteronomy 32:5 Philippians 2:15 Isaiah 59:8 Isaiah 30:8–13

Psalm 125:5 · BSB

But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.

Deuteronomy 32:5 · BSB

His people have acted corruptly toward Him; the blemish on them is not that of His children, but of a perverse and crooked generation.

Philippians 2:15 · BSB

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

Isaiah 59:8 · BSB

The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.

Isaiah 30:8–13 · BSB

Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.

Also

Proverbs 21:8

Proverbs 21:8 · BSB

The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,

16It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words

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