The Benefits Of Wisdom

¹² That thou mayest be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh froward things; ¹³ From such as leave the high street, and walk in the ways of darkness; ¹⁴ Which rejoice in doing evil, and delight in wicked things:

Walk in the Ways of

Way of Righteousness

Proverbs 4:19

But the way of the ungodly is as the darkness, wherein men fall, or they be aware.

John 3:19-20

And this is the condemnation: that light is come into the world, and the men have loved darkness more than light, because their deeds were evil.

Proverbs 21:16

The man that wandereth out of the way of wisdom, shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

Job 24:13-16

whereas they, notwithstanding, are rebellious and disobedient enemies: which seek not his light and way, nor turn again in to his path.

Psalm 14:3

But they are all gone out of the way, they are all together become abominable: there is none that doeth good, no not one.

Psalm 36:3

The words of his mouth are unrighteous and full of deceit; he hath left off to behave himself wisely, and to do good.

Psalm 82:5

They will not be learned nor understand, but walk on still in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

Ezekiel 18:26

If a righteous turn from his righteousness and do wickedly, and die therefore: in the wickedness which he did he shall die.

Ezekiel 33:12-13

Thou son of man, tell the children of thy people, 'The righteousness of the righteous shall not save him, whensoever he turneth away unfaithfully. Again, the wickedness of the wicked shall not hurt him, whensoever he converteth from his ungodliness. And the righteousness of the righteous, shall not save his life, whensoever he sinneth.

Zephaniah 1:6

which start back from the LORD, and neither seek after the LORD, nor regard him.

Matthew 12:43-45

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh throughout dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

John 1:6

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

John 2:9-11

When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was turned unto wine, and knew not whence it was - But the ministers which drew the water knew - He called the bridegroom,

John 12:35

Then Jesus said unto them, "Yet a little while is the light with you: walk while ye have light, lest the darkness come on you. He that walketh in the dark, knoweth not whither he goeth.

Romans 1:21

inasmuch as when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful: but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations. And their foolish hearts were blinded.

1 Thessalonians 5:5-7

Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, neither of darkness.

2 Timothy 4:10

For Demas hath left me, and hath loved this present world, and is departed into Thessalonica. Crescens is gone to Galatia, and Titus unto Dalmatia.

Hebrews 6:4-6

For it is not possible that they which were once lighted, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were become partakers of the holy ghost,

2 Peter 2:20-22

For if they, after they have escaped from the filthiness of the world through the knowledge of the Lord, and of the saviour Jesus Christ, they are yet tangled again therein and overcome: then is the latter end worse with them than the beginning.

1 John 2:19

They went out of us, but they were not of us. For if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us. But that fortuned, that it might appear that they were not of us.