Proverbs 2:13-15

The Value of Wisdom

¹³ who forsake the paths of uprightness
to _j walk in the ways of darkness,
¹⁴ who _k rejoice in doing evil
and _l delight in the perverseness of evil,
¹⁵ men whose _m paths are crooked,
_n and who are _o devious in their ways.

1. Cross References
   Psalms 82:5
   They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
   John 3:19 - 20
   And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
   
2. Cross References
   Jeremiah 11:15
   What right has my beloved in my house, when she has done many vile deeds? Can even sacrificial flesh avert your doom? Can you then exult?
   Proverbs 10:23
   Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.
   
3. Cross References
   Psalms 50:18
   If you see a thief, you are pleased with him, and you keep company with adulterers.
   Romans 1:32
   Though they know God's decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
   
4. Cross References
   Psalms 125:5
   But those who turn aside to their crooked ways the Lord will lead away with evildoers! Peace be upon Israel!
   Proverbs 21:8
   The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright.
   
5. Cross References
   Proverbs 14:2
   Whoever walks in uprightness fears the Lord, but he who is devious in his ways despises him.
   
6. Cross References
   Proverbs 3:32
   For the devious person is an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in his confidence.