Proverbs 1:10
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent not.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
In Context
9for they shall be a garland of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
Cross References
Genesis 37:20And now come and let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast has devoured him; and we will see what becomes of his dreams.
Deuteronomy 13:8thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye spare him, neither shalt thou pity him, neither shalt thou screen him,
Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, and standeth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth not in the seat of scorners;
Proverbs 7:21With her much enticement she beguiled him; with the smoothness of her lips she constrained him.
Proverbs 16:29A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into a way that is not good.
Proverbs 24:2for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 1:8-10
Parental Admonitions. 7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. Solomon, having undertaken to teach a young man knowledge and discretion, here lays down two general rules to be observed in order thereunto, and those are, to fear God and honour his parents, which two fundamental laws of morality… Read the whole commentary →