Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Who leave the paths uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness Their love of darkness rather than light is the reason why they "leave the paths of uprightness," which are paths of light (John 3:19-20; Job 24:15; Isaiah 29:15; Romans 13:12; Ephesians 5:11). The destination to which the ways of darkness tend is the "outer darkness; where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth" (Matthew 8:12).