Proverbs 4:14
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and walk not in the way of evil men.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
In Context
13Take firm hold of instruction. Do not let her go. Keep her, for she is thy life.
15Avoid it. Do not pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on.
Cross References
Psalms 26:4I have not sat with men of falsehood, nor will I go in with dissemblers.
Proverbs 1:15My son, walk not thou in the way with them. Restrain thy foot from their path.
Proverbs 5:8Remove thy way far from her, and do not come near the door of her house,
Proverbs 9:6Forsake ye simpleness, and live, and walk in the way of understanding.
Proverbs 22:25lest thou learn this ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
1 Corinthians 15:33Be not led astray. Evil associations corrupt good habits.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:2-14
Parental Instructions. 1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. 5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep… Read the whole commentary →