Proverbs 4:14

¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men].

Enter {H935} not into the path {H734} of the wicked {H7563}, and go {H833} not in the way {H1870} of evil {H7451} men.

Don't follow the path of the wicked or walk on the way of evildoers.

Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.

Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Psalms 1:1 (17 votes)

    ¶ Blessed [is] the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:33 (14 votes)

    Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

  • Proverbs 1:10 (13 votes)

    ¶ My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

  • Proverbs 1:15 (13 votes)

    My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

  • Proverbs 9:6 (11 votes)

    Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

  • Proverbs 13:20 (11 votes)

    ¶ He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

  • Proverbs 2:11 (10 votes)

    Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: