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THE MESSAGE
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 go the way of evil men.
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
God spoke to Cain: "Why this tantrum? Why the sulking? If you do well, won't you be accepted? And if you don't do well, sin is lying in wait for you, ready to pounce; it's out to get you, you've got to master it."
Cain said to God , "My punishment is too much. I can't take it! You've thrown me off the land and I can never again face you. I'm a homeless wanderer on Earth and whoever finds me will kill me."
God told him, "No. Anyone who kills Cain will pay for it seven times over." God put a mark on Cain to protect him so that no one who met him would kill him.
Cain left the presence of God and lived in No-Man's-Land, east of Eden.
"As for those among you still alive, I'll give them over to fearful timidity—even the rustle of a leaf will throw them into a panic. They'll run here and there, back and forth, as if running for their lives even though no one is after them, tripping and falling over one another in total confusion. You won't stand a chance against an enemy. You'll perish among the nations; the land of your enemies will eat you up. Any who are left will slowly rot away in the enemy lands. Rot. And all because of their sins, their sins compounded by their ancestors' sins.
"In such cases the avenger has a right to kill the murderer when he meets him—he can kill him on the spot.
Hurry with your answer, God ! I'm nearly at the end of my rope. Don't turn away; don't ignore me! That would be certain death. If you wake me each morning with the sound of your loving voice, I'll go to sleep each night trusting in you. Point out the road I must travel; I'm all ears, all eyes before you. Save me from my enemies, God — you're my only hope! Teach me how to live to please you, because you're my God. Lead me by your blessed Spirit into cleared and level pastureland.
The evil of bad people leaves them out in the cold; the integrity of good people creates a safe place for living.
The wicked are edgy with guilt, ready to run off even when no one's after them; Honest people are relaxed and confident, bold as lions.
The source of all this doom to Jerusalem and Judah was God 's anger. God turned his back on them as an act of judgment. Zedekiah revolted against the king of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar set out for Jerusalem with a full army. He set up camp and sealed off the city by building siege mounds around it. He arrived on the ninth year and tenth month of Zedekiah's reign. The city was under siege for nineteen months (until the eleventh year of Zedekiah).
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.
