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Proverbs 4:14
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Keep off the path of the wicked;don’t proceed on the way of evil ones.
Don't enter into the path of the wicked. Don't walk in the way of evil men.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of the evil.
Don't follow the ways of the wicked; don't do what evil people do.
Do not enter the path of the wicked or walk in the way of those who are evil.
Do not enter the path of the wicked And do not proceed in the way of evil people.
Don't enter into the path of the wicked. Don't walk in the way of evil men.
Enter not into the way of the wicked, and walke not in the way of euill men.
Do not enter the path of wicked menAnd do not step into the way of evil men.
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evil men.
Don't follow the bad example of cruel and evil people.
Don't follow the path of the wicked or walk on the way of evildoers.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men]:
Don't take the path of the wicked; don't follow those who do evil.
Do not walk in the way of evil men, and do not envy the way of the wicked.
Do not go where evil people go. Do not follow the example of the wicked.
In the path of the wicked do not go; do not walk in the way of those who do evil.
Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not go in the way of evildoers.
Come not in the path of the vngodly, and walke not in the waye of the wicked.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.
Do not go in the road of sinners, or be walking in the way of evil men.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and walk not in the way of evil men.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and goe not in the way of euill men.
Come not in the pathe of the vngodlye, and walke not in the way of the wicked:
Go not in the ways of the ungodly, neither covet the ways of transgressors.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and walk not in the way of evil men.
Delite thou not in the pathis of wyckid men; and the weie of yuele men plese not thee.
Don't enter into the path of the wicked, And don't walk in the way of evil men.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men].
Do not enter the path of the wicked, And do not walk in the way of evil.
Don't do as the wicked do, and don't follow the path of evildoers.
Do not go on the path of the sinful. Do not walk in the way of bad men.
Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of evildoers.
Upon the path of the lawless, do not thou enter, and do not advance in the way of the wicked:
Be not delighted in the paths of the wicked, neither let the way of evil men please thee.
Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of evil men.
Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers.
Do not enter the path of the wicked And do not proceed in the way of evil men.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Proverbs 1:10, Proverbs 1:15, Proverbs 2:11, Proverbs 2:12, Proverbs 9:6, Proverbs 13:20, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 26:4, Psalms 26:5, 1 Corinthians 15:33
Reciprocal: Exodus 23:2 - follow Exodus 23:7 - far from Joshua 23:7 - That ye come Job 34:8 - General Proverbs 7:8 - General Proverbs 7:25 - thine Proverbs 12:11 - he that followeth Matthew 26:41 - enter Ephesians 5:11 - no
Cross-References
but for Cain and his offering He had no respect. So Cain became extremely angry (indignant), and he looked annoyed and hostile.
And the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you so angry? And why do you look annoyed?
"And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's [shed] blood from your hand.
"When you cultivate the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength [it will resist producing good crops] for you; you shall be a fugitive and a vagabond [roaming aimlessly] on the earth [in perpetual exile without a home, a degraded outcast]."
Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is greater than I can bear.
"Behold, You have driven me out this day from the face of the land; and from Your face (presence) I will be hidden, and I will be a fugitive and an [aimless] vagabond on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."
And the LORD said to him, "Therefore, whoever kills Cain, a sevenfold vengeance [that is, punishment seven times worse] shall be taken on him [by Me]." And the LORD set a [protective] mark (sign) on Cain, so that no one who found (met) him would kill him.
So Cain went away from the [manifested] presence of the LORD, and lived in the land of Nod [wandering in exile], east of Eden.
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he became the father of those [nomadic herdsmen] who live in tents and have cattle and raise livestock.
"If Cain is avenged sevenfold [as the LORD said he would be], Then Lamech [will be avenged] seventy-sevenfold."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Enter not into the path of the wicked,.... Which leads to eternal death; join not with them in their wicked ways and practices; have no fellowship, keep no company, with them; do not set one foot in the path they tread, lest thou shouldest be tempted to proceed to more ungodliness; you do not know where and when there will be a stop, when once you begin, therefore enter not. The Vulgate Latin version is, "do not delight in the paths of the ungodly": but this supposes not only entrance, but progress and continuance in them, whereas the first is dehorted from in these words:
and go not in the way of evil [men]; if tempted and prevailed upon to take a step and make a trial, do not proceed; withdraw at once, do not go on. Some render it, seeing the word used has sometimes the signification of blessedness in it, "do not esteem the way of evil men blessed" y; nor reckon thyself or them happy that walk in such ways; they are far from it: hence the Targum, Septuagint, and Syriac versions are, "do not envy the ways of wicked men"; their seeming pleasure will end in bitterness: the Arabic version is, "do not imitate" them; do not follow their example, and do as they do.
y ת×שר ×××¨× ×¨×¢×× "in via malorum ne te beatum existimes", Tiguriue version; "ne beatam praedices viam malorum", Michaelis.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The counsel which has come to him, in substance, from his father. Compare it with 2 Samuel 23:2 etc.; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Chronicles 29:17; Psalms 15:1-5; Psalms 24:1-10; Psalms 37:0.
Proverbs 4:7
Or, âThe beginning of wisdom is - get wisdom.â To seek is to find, to desire is to obtain.
Proverbs 4:12
The ever-recurring parable of the journey of life. In the way of wisdom the path is clear and open, obstacles disappear; in the quickest activity (âwhen thou runnestâ) there is no risk of falling.
Proverbs 4:13
She is thy life - Another parallel between personified Wisdom in this book and the Incarnate Wisdom in John 1:4.
Proverbs 4:16
A fearful stage of debasement. Sin is the condition without which there can be no repose.
Proverbs 4:17
i. e., Bread and wine gained by unjust deeds. Compare Amos 2:8. A less probable interpretation is, âThey eat wickedness as bread, and drink violence as wine.â Compare Job 15:16; Job 34:7.
Proverbs 4:18
Shining ... shineth - The two Hebrew words are different; the first having the sense of bright or clear. The beauty of a cloudless sunshine growing on, shining as it goes, to the full and perfect day, is chosen as the fittest figure of the ever increasing brightness of the good manâs life. Compare the marginal reference.
Proverbs 4:19
Compare our Lordâs teaching John 11:10; John 12:35.
Proverbs 4:20
The teacher speaks again in his own person.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 4:14. Enter not into the path of the wicked — Never associate with those whose life is irregular and sinful; never accompany them in any of their acts of transgression.
