Proverbs 2:20

The book of Proverbs gives us a lot of instruction on a lot of different subjects. One subject that can keep us in God’s wisdom is Godly Follower-ship. Who we follow; where we follow; how we follow are all spoken about in Proverbs. Here is one of them about the company we keep:

Proverbs 2:20 (ESV)

So you will walk in the way of the good

and keep to the paths of the righteous.

You are the company you keep!  Or, so the saying goes.  Another popular colloquial saying is, "You can judge a man by the company he keeps."   Or, "You can judge a man by his enemies."   Any of these modern day sayings are based on the truth Solomon establishes in the above proverb.   To understand this proverb you really have to know what Solomon has said in the previous 19 verses of this chapter.   He has just told us that if we hold fast to God's Word and put it into our hearts that we will be given the gift of Wisdom (Christ) that gift will give us several benefits.  One of the blessings wisdom gives us is the clear understanding and discernment of where we should walk and who we should walk with as we travel through this life.  Solomon tells us that when we have the wisdom and understanding of God (through fearing The Lord and obeying His Word) we will end up on a "walk" with "good men."   We will end up traveling on "paths of the righteous."    The logistics of this is quite easy to understand.  As we listen to God's Word and compare it to the words of those around us we will inevitably start to hear others who speak the same language as His Word and flock to them.  We don't have to fret and worry if we are on the right road and with the right people IF we simply listen to God's Word.  He will enable us to walk on the narrow path of righteousness.   There will be few with us, but we can be assured we are where God wants us to be.