Proverbs 4:15
Avoid it. Do not pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
In Context
14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and walk not in the way of evil men.
16For they do not sleep unless they do evil. And their sleep is taken away unless they cause to fall.
Cross References
Job 11:14if iniquity is in thy hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.
Proverbs 1:15My son, walk not thou in the way with them. Restrain thy foot from their path.
Proverbs 6:5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Isaiah 33:15He who walks righteously, and speaks uprightly. He who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands from taking a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking upon evil.
1 Thessalonians 5:22Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:15-20
Cautions against Bad Company. 14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. 15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. 16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. 18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at… Read the whole commentary →