THE PLAIN PATH / PATHOGEN / PATTERN

Psalm 27:11 King James Version (KJV)
11 Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. Proverbs 14:12

27:11 plain path. The word “plain” refers to a smooth plain as against rugged topography. Enemies could more easily lurk in hills or valleys, but could be seen easily on a plain.

Word Origin and History for Plain.

c.1300, "flat, smooth," from Old French plain "flat, smooth, even" (12c.),from Latin planus "flat, even, level" Sense of "evident" isfrom, c.1300; that of "free from obstruction" is early 14c.; meaning"simple, sincere, ordinary" is recorded from late 14c., especially of dress,"unembellished, without decoration." 

Word Origin and History for plane- "flat surface," c.1600, from Latin planum "flat surface, plane, level, plain,"noun use of neuter of adjective planus "flat, level, even, plain, clear," fromPIE *pla-no- (cf. Lithuanian plonas "thin;" Celtic *lanon "plain;" perhapsalso Greek pelanos "sacrificial cake, a mixture offered to the gods, offering(of meal, honey, and oil)