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Verse	Translation	Text
Pr 2:12	Strong Concordance	To deliver [05337] thee from the way [01870] of the evil [07451] man, from the man [0376] that speaketh [01696] froward things [08419];
	King James	To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
To deliver--as from great danger (Pro 6:5). way . . . man-- (Psa 1:1). froward things--perversity (Pro 6:14; Pro 23:23), what is opposed to truth.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

To deliver--as from great danger (Pro 6:5).

way . . . man-- (Psa 1:1).

froward things--perversity (Pro 6:14; Pro 23:23), what is opposed to truth.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
The evil-doers here include not robbers and murderers only Pro 1:10-16, but all who leave the straight path and the open day for crooked ways, perverse counsels, deeds of darkness. "To delight etc." Pro 2:14 is the lowest depth of all.

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]
As in Pro 2:10, Pro 2:11, the אז תּבּין ("then shalt thou understand," Pro 2:5) is expanded, so now the watching, preserving, is separately placed in view: 12 To deliver thee from an evil way, From the man who speaks falsehood; 13 (From those) who forsake the ways of honesty To walk in ways of darkness, 14 Who rejoice to accomplish evil, Delight in malignant falsehood - 15 They are crooked in their paths, And perverse in their ways. That דּרך רע is not genitival, via mali, but adjectival, via mala, is evident from דרך לא־טוב, Pro 16:29. From the evil way, i.e., conduct, stands opposed to the false words represented in the person of the deceiver; from both kinds of contagium wisdom delivers. תּהפּכות (like the similarly formed תּחבּות, occurring only as plur.) means misrepresentations, viz., of the good and the true, and that for the purpose of deceiving (Pro 17:20), fallaciae, i.e., intrigues in conduct, and lies and deceit in words. Fl. compares Arab. ifk, a lie, and affak, a liar. להצּילך has Munach, the constant servant of Dech, instead of Metheg, according to rule (Accentssystem, vii. 2). העזבים (Pro 2:13) is connected with the collective אישׁ (cf. Jdg 9:55); we have in the translation separated it into a relative clause with the abstract present. The vocalization of the article fluctuates, yet the expression העזבים, like Pro 2:17 העזבת, is the better established (Michlol 53b); העזבים is one of the three words which retain their Metheg, and yet add to it a Munach in the tone-syllable (vid., the two others, Job 22:4; Job 39:26). To the "ways of honesty" (Geradheit) (cf. the adj. expression, Jer 31:9), which does not shun to come to the light, stand opposed the "ways of darkness," the ἔργα τοῦ σκότους, Rom 13:12, which designedly conceal themselves from God (Isa 29:15) and men (Job 24:15; Job 38:13, Job 38:15). Pro 2:14 In this verse the regimen of the מן, 12b, is to be regarded as lost; the description now goes on independently. Whoever does not shrink back from evil, but gives himself up to deceit, who finally is at home in it as in his own proper life-element, and rejoices, yea, delights in that which he ought to shun as something destructive and to be rejected. The neut. רע is frequently an attributive genit., Pro 6:24; Pro 15:26; Pro 28:5; cf. טוב, Pro 24:25, which here, since תּהפּכות are those who in themselves are bad, does not separate, but heightens: perversitates non simplices aut vulgares, sed pessimae et ex omni parte vitiosae (J. H. Michaelis). With אשׁר (οἵτινες), Pro 2:15, this part is brought to a conclusion. Fleischer, Bertheau, and others interpret ארחתיהם, as the accus. of the nearer definition, as σκολιὸς τὸν νοῦν, τὰς πράξεις; but should it be an accus., then would we expect, in this position of the words, עקּשׁוּ (Isa 59:8; Pro 10:8, cf. Pro 9:15). עקּשׁים is the pred.; for ארח, like דּרך, admits of both genders. וּנלוזים carries in it its subject הם; לוּז, like the Arab. l'd, l'dh, is a weaker form of לוּץ, flectere, inclinare, intrans. recedere: they are turned aside, inclined out of the way to the right and left in their walk (בּ as Pro 17:20).

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]

As in Pro 2:10, Pro 2:11, the אז תּבּין ("then shalt thou understand," Pro 2:5) is expanded, so now the watching, preserving, is separately placed in view:

12 To deliver thee from an evil way,

From the man who speaks falsehood;

13 (From those) who forsake the ways of honesty

To walk in ways of darkness,

14 Who rejoice to accomplish evil,

Delight in malignant falsehood -

15 They are crooked in their paths,

And perverse in their ways.

That דּרך רע is not genitival, via mali, but adjectival, via mala, is evident from דרך לא־טוב, Pro 16:29. From the evil way, i.e., conduct, stands opposed to the false words represented in the person of the deceiver; from both kinds of contagium wisdom delivers. תּהפּכות (like the similarly formed תּחבּות, occurring only as plur.) means misrepresentations, viz., of the good and the true, and that for the purpose of deceiving (Pro 17:20), fallaciae, i.e., intrigues in conduct, and lies and deceit in words. Fl. compares Arab. ifk, a lie, and affak, a liar. להצּילך has Munach, the constant servant of Dech, instead of Metheg, according to rule (Accentssystem, vii. 2). העזבים (Pro 2:13) is connected with the collective אישׁ (cf. Jdg 9:55); we have in the translation separated it into a relative clause with the abstract present. The vocalization of the article fluctuates, yet the expression העזבים, like Pro 2:17 העזבת, is the better established (Michlol 53b); העזבים is one of the three words which retain their Metheg, and yet add to it a Munach in the tone-syllable (vid., the two others, Job 22:4; Job 39:26). To the "ways of honesty" (Geradheit) (cf. the adj. expression, Jer 31:9), which does not shun to come to the light, stand opposed the "ways of darkness," the ἔργα τοῦ σκότους, Rom 13:12, which designedly conceal themselves from God (Isa 29:15) and men (Job 24:15; Job 38:13, Job 38:15).

Pro 2:14

In this verse the regimen of the מן, 12b, is to be regarded as lost; the description now goes on independently. Whoever does not shrink back from evil, but gives himself up to deceit, who finally is at home in it as in his own proper life-element, and rejoices, yea, delights in that which he ought to shun as something destructive and to be rejected. The neut. רע is frequently an attributive genit., Pro 6:24; Pro 15:26; Pro 28:5; cf. טוב, Pro 24:25, which here, since תּהפּכות are those who in themselves are bad, does not separate, but heightens: perversitates non simplices aut vulgares, sed pessimae et ex omni parte vitiosae (J. H. Michaelis). With אשׁר (οἵτινες), Pro 2:15, this part is brought to a conclusion. Fleischer, Bertheau, and others interpret ארחתיהם, as the accus. of the nearer definition, as σκολιὸς τὸν νοῦν, τὰς πράξεις; but should it be an accus., then would we expect, in this position of the words, עקּשׁוּ (Isa 59:8; Pro 10:8, cf. Pro 9:15). עקּשׁים is the pred.; for ארח, like דּרך, admits of both genders. וּנלוזים carries in it its subject הם; לוּז, like the Arab. l'd, l'dh, is a weaker form of לוּץ, flectere, inclinare, intrans. recedere: they are turned aside, inclined out of the way to the right and left in their walk (בּ as Pro 17:20).

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
The man that speaketh froward things - תהפכות tahpuchoth, things of subverston; from תפך taphach, to turn or change the course of a thing. Men who wish to subvert the state of things, whether civil or religious; who are seditious themselves, and wish to make others so. These speak much of liberty and oppression, deal greatly in broad assertions, and endeavor especially to corrupt the minds of youth.

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²³ Buy [07069] the truth [0571], and sell [04376] it not; also wisdom [02451], and instruction [04148], and understanding [0998].

¹⁴ Frowardness [08419] is in his heart [03820], he deviseth [02790] mischief [07451] continually [06256]; he soweth [07971] discord [04066] [04090].

¹ Blessed [0835] is the man [0376] that walketh [01980] not in the counsel [06098] of the ungodly [07563], nor standeth [05975] in the way [01870] of sinners [02400], nor sitteth [03427] in the seat [04186] of the scornful [03887].

⁵ Deliver [05337] thyself as a roe [06643] from the hand [03027] of the hunter, and as a bird [06833] from the hand [03027] of the fowler [03353].

¹⁴ Who rejoice [08056] to do [06213] evil [07451], and delight [01523] in the frowardness [08419] of the wicked [07451];

¹⁰ My son [01121], if sinners [02400] entice [06601] thee, consent [014] thou not.
¹¹ If they say [0559], Come [03212] with us, let us lay wait [0693] for blood [01818], let us lurk [06845] privily for the innocent [05355] without cause [02600]:
¹² Let us swallow them up [01104] alive [02416] as the grave [07585]; and whole [08549], as those that go down [03381] into the pit [0953]:
¹³ We shall find [04672] all precious [03368] substance [01952], we shall fill [04390] our houses [01004] with spoil [07998]:
¹⁴ Cast [05307] in thy lot [01486] among [08432] us; let us all have one [0259] purse [03599]:
¹⁵ My son [01121], walk [03212] not thou in the way [01870] with them; refrain [04513] thy foot [07272] from their path [05410]:
¹⁶ For their feet [07272] run [07323] to evil [07451], and make haste [04116] to shed [08210] blood [01818].

²⁰ He that hath a froward [06141] heart [03820] findeth [04672] no good [02896]: and he that hath a perverse [02015] tongue [03956] falleth [05307] into mischief [07451].

¹⁵ To call [07121] passengers [05674] [01870] who go right [03474] on their ways [0734]:

⁸ The wise [02450] in heart [03820] will receive [03947] commandments [04687]: but a prating [08193] fool [0191] shall fall [03832].

⁸ The way [01870] of peace [07965] they know [03045] not; and there is no judgment [04941] in their goings [04570]: they have made them crooked [06140] paths [05410]: whosoever goeth [01869] therein shall not know [03045] peace [07965].

¹⁵ Whose ways [0734] are crooked [06141], and they froward [03868] in their paths [04570]:

²⁵ But to them that rebuke [03198] him shall be delight [05276], and a good [02896] blessing [01293] shall come [0935] upon them.

⁵ Evil [07451] men [0582] understand [0995] not judgment [04941]: but they that seek [01245] the LORD [03068] understand [0995] all things.

²⁶ The thoughts [04284] of the wicked [07451] are an abomination [08441] to the LORD [03068]: but the words of the pure [02889] are pleasant [05278] words [0561].

²⁴ To keep [08104] thee from the evil [07451] woman [0802], from the flattery [02513] of the tongue [03956] of a strange woman [05237].

¹⁴ Who rejoice [08056] to do [06213] evil [07451], and delight [01523] in the frowardness [08419] of the wicked [07451];

¹⁵ And from the wicked [07563] their light [0216] is withholden [04513], and the high [07311] arm [02220] shall be broken [07665].

¹³ That it might take hold [0270] of the ends [03671] of the earth [0776], that the wicked [07563] might be shaken out [05287] of it?

¹⁵ The eye [05869] also of the adulterer [05003] waiteth [08104] for the twilight [05399], saying [0559], No eye [05869] shall see [07789] me: and disguiseth [05643] [07760] his face [06440].

¹⁵ Woe [01945] unto them that seek deep [06009] to hide [05641] their counsel [06098] from the LORD [03068], and their works [04639] are in the dark [04285], and they say [0559], Who seeth [07200] us? and who knoweth [03045] us?

¹² The night [3571] is far spent [4298], [1161] the day [2250] is at hand [1448]: let us [659] therefore [3767] cast off [659] the works [2041] of darkness [4655], and [2532] let us put on [1746] the armour [3696] of light [5457].

⁹ They shall come [0935] with weeping [01065], and with supplications [08469] will I lead [02986] them: I will cause them to walk [03212] by the rivers [05158] of waters [04325] in a straight [03477] way [01870], wherein they shall not stumble [03782]: for I am a father [01] to Israel [03478], and Ephraim [0669] is my firstborn [01060].

²⁶ Doth the hawk [05322] fly [082] by thy wisdom [0998], and stretch [06566] her wings [03671] toward the south [08486]?

⁴ Will he reprove [03198] thee for fear [03374] of thee? will he enter [0935] with thee into judgment [04941]?

¹⁷ Which forsaketh [05800] the guide [0441] of her youth [05271], and forgetteth [07911] the covenant [01285] of her God [0430].

⁵⁵ And when the men [0376] of Israel [03478] saw [07200] that Abimelech [040] was dead [04191], they departed [03212] every man [0376] unto his place [04725].

¹³ Who leave [05800] the paths [0734] of uprightness [03476], to walk [03212] in the ways [01870] of darkness [02822];

²⁰ He that hath a froward [06141] heart [03820] findeth [04672] no good [02896]: and he that hath a perverse [02015] tongue [03956] falleth [05307] into mischief [07451].

²⁹ A violent [02555] man [0376] enticeth [06601] his neighbour [07453], and leadeth [03212] him into the way [01870] that is not good [02896].

⁵ Then shalt thou understand [0995] the fear [03374] of the LORD [03068], and find [04672] the knowledge [01847] of God [0430].

¹¹ Discretion [04209] shall preserve [08104] thee, understanding [08394] shall keep [05341] thee:

¹⁰ When wisdom [02451] entereth [0935] into thine heart [03820], and knowledge [01847] is pleasant [05276] unto thy soul [05315];