Proverbs 4:14
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
In Context
13Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
15Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.
Cross References
Psalms 26:4I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.
Proverbs 1:15my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.
Proverbs 5:8Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,
Proverbs 9:6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
Proverbs 22:25or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
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 →