'Paths' in the Bible
He guards the paths of justice;And He preserves the way of His saints (believers).
From those who leave the paths of uprightnessTo walk in the ways of darkness;
Whose paths are crooked,And who are devious in their ways;
For her house leads down to deathAnd her paths lead to the dead;
None who go to her return again,Nor do they regain the paths of life—
So you will walk in the way of good men [that is, those of personal integrity, moral courage and honorable character],And keep to the paths of the righteous.
In all your ways know and acknowledge and recognize Him,And He will make your paths straight and smooth [removing obstacles that block your way].
Her ways are highways of pleasantness and favor,And all her paths are peace.
I have instructed you in the way of [skillful and godly] wisdom;I have led you in upright paths.
Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways,Do not stray into her [evil, immoral] paths.
On the top of the heights beside the way,Where the paths meet, wisdom takes her stand;
“I, [Wisdom, continuously] walk in the way of righteousness,In the midst of the paths of justice,