Proverbs 8:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,”
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BSBPD
“I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“In a path of righteousness I cause to walk, In midst of paths of judgment,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 8:20 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 5:32So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.
- Psalms 23:3He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
- Psalms 25:4Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.
- Psalms 32:8I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
- Proverbs 2:20So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.
- Proverbs 3:6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
- Proverbs 4:11I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.
- Proverbs 4:25Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
- Proverbs 6:22When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
- Isaiah 2:3And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 49:10They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.
- Isaiah 55:4Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.
- John 10:3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
- John 10:27My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
- Revelation 7:17For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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