Proverbs 2:12
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
Cross-reference
Proverbs 16:28-30 describes the perverse man's speech and actions, illustrating the kind of evil men to avoid.
Proverbs 1:10-19 warns against being enticed by sinners—the same danger from which wisdom delivers here.
Proverbs 3:32 contrasts the perverse person with the upright, showing God's view of those with perverse speech.
Proverbs 4:14-17 also warns against walking in the way of evildoers, reinforcing wisdom's role in saving from them.
Proverbs 8:13 explicitly hates the perverse mouth, directly matching the 'perverse speech' warned against.
Proverbs 6:12 directly defines a wicked person with a perverse mouth — the very kind from whom Proverbs 2:12 promises deliverance.
Proverbs 16:29 describes a violent man who entices others — a specific example of the evil speaker's influence warned against.
Proverbs 13:20 warns that a companion of fools suffers harm—similar to how wisdom saves from wicked men here.
Proverbs 9:6 calls to leave simple ways for insight—a parallel call to choose wisdom, which delivers from wicked men.
Proverbs 3:31 warns not to envy oppressors or choose their ways — a related warning against evil influences, though less specific to speech.
2 Corinthians 6:17 applies the same separation principle: 'come out from them and be separate' from evil.
In 1 Corinthians 15:33, Paul warns that bad company corrupts good morals — echoing the need to be delivered from evil speakers in Proverbs.
Acts 20:30 warns of men who distort truth to draw disciples, a NT parallel to the perverse speech threat.
Isaiah 59:3-5 depicts the lying and wicked speech of the unfaithful, mirroring the perverse speech warned against.
Psalm 141:4 prays to be kept from evil deeds with evildoers, a parallel plea for deliverance from the wicked.
Psalm 101:4 says 'the perverse of heart shall be far from me,' echoing the call to reject perverse people.
Psalm 26:5 adds abhorring the assembly of evildoers, intensifying the rejection of wicked associates.
Psalm 26:4 similarly warns against sitting with deceitful men, reinforcing the call to avoid evil company.
Psalm 1:1 blesses those who avoid the counsel of the ungodly — a parallel call to be delivered from perverse speakers.
Job 34:8 describes one who walks with workers of iniquity — the same kind of perverse company Proverbs 2:12 warns against.