Daily reading
Proverbs · II · 12–22
Proverbs 2:12–22 · NLT
IX · X · MMXXVI
Key verses · Proverbs 2:12–22 · NLT
20o follow the steps of the good, and stay on the paths of the righteous. (NLT)
Proverbs 2:12–22 · New Living Translation
12isdom will save you from evil people, from those whose words are twisted.
13These men turn from the right way to walk down dark paths.
14They take pleasure in doing wrong, and they enjoy the twisted ways of evil.
15Their actions are crooked, and their ways are wrong.
16Wisdom will save you from the immoral woman, from the seductive words of the promiscuous woman.
17She has abandoned her husband and ignores the covenant she made before God.
18Entering her house leads to death; it is the road to the grave.
19The man who visits her is doomed. He will never reach the paths of life.
20So follow the steps of the good, and stay on the paths of the righteous.
21For only the godly will live in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it.
22But the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be uprooted. (NLT)
A note on Scripture quoting
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In short
Yesterday was about seeking wisdom. Today is about what wisdom does once it has a hold on you: it saves you. It pulls you away from people whose words twist the truth, and away from invitations that feel warm but lead somewhere empty.
The positive call is simple and steady: follow the steps of the good, stay on the paths of the righteous. That is how you remain in the land, rooted instead of uprooted.
So follow the steps of the good, and stay on the paths of the righteous. (NLT)
Proverbs 2:20
Try today
Watch for one place today where someone’s words feel twisted, or a choice feels like a shortcut that isn’t quite right. Pause, name it to yourself, and take one clear step toward what is honest and good instead.