Proverbs 2:12
Modern Translations
New International Version
Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse,

New Living Translation
Wisdom will save you from evil people, from those whose words are twisted.

English Standard Version
delivering you from the way of evil, from men of perverted speech,

Berean Study Bible
to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,

New American Standard Bible
To rescue you from the way of evil, From a person who speaks perverse things;

NASB 1995
To deliver you from the way of evil, From the man who speaks perverse things;

NASB 1977
To deliver you from the way of evil, From the man who speaks perverse things;

Amplified Bible
To keep you from the way of evil and the evil man, From the man who speaks perverse things;

Christian Standard Bible
It will rescue you from the way of evil — from anyone who says perverse things,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
rescuing you from the way of evil-- from the one who says perverse things,

Contemporary English Version
Wisdom will protect you from evil schemes and from those liars

Good News Translation
and prevent you from doing the wrong thing. They will keep you away from people who stir up trouble by what they say--

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[Wisdom will] save you from the way of evil, from the person who speaks devious things,

International Standard Version
delivering you from the way of evil, from men who speak perverse things,

NET Bible
to deliver you from the way of the wicked, from those speaking perversity,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

New King James Version
To deliver you from the way of evil, From the man who speaks perverse things,

King James 2000 Bible
To deliver you from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaks perverse things;

New Heart English Bible
to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things;

World English Bible
to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things;

American King James Version
To deliver you from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaks fraudulent things;

American Standard Version
To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;

A Faithful Version
To deliver you from the way of the evil man, from the man who speaks wicked things,

Darby Bible Translation
To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the man that speaketh froward things;

English Revised Version
To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the men that speak froward things;

Webster's Bible Translation
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And deliuer thee from the euill way, and from the man that speaketh froward things,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
That thou mayest be deliuered from the euyll way, and from the man that speaketh frowarde thynges:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
That thou mayest be delyuered fro ye euell waye, and from the man yt speaketh frowarde thinges.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
To deliver you from an evil way, "" From any speaking contrary things,

Young's Literal Translation
To deliver thee from an evil way, From any speaking froward things,

Smith's Literal Translation
To deliver thee from the evil way, from the man speaking deceit;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
That thou mayst be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh perverse things:

Catholic Public Domain Version
so that you may be rescued from the evil way, and from the man who speaks perversities,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
That you may be delivered from evil ways and from men speaking contradictions

Lamsa Bible
That you might be delivered from evil ways, from men who speak perverse things,

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak froward things;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
to deliver thee from the evil way, and from the man that speaks nothing faithfully.
















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