Proverbs 1:10
My son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, neither consent thou to them.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
In Context
9For thou shalt receive for thine head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round thy neck.
Cross References
Genesis 37:20Now then come, let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits; and we will say, An evil wild beast has devoured him; and we shall see what his dreams will be.
Deuteronomy 13:8of the gods of the nations that are round about you, who are near thee or at a distance from thee, from one end of the earth to the other;
Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of + 1:1 Gr. pestilent.evil men.
Proverbs 7:21So with much converse she prevailed on him to go astray, and with the snares of her lips she forced him from the right path.
Proverbs 16:29A transgressor tries to ensnare friends, and leads them in ways that are not good.
Proverbs 24:2For their heart meditates falsehoods, and their lips speak mischiefs.
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 →