Proverbs 4:15
Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
In Context
14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
Cross References
Job 11:14if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,
Proverbs 1:15my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.
Proverbs 6:5Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
Isaiah 33:15He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—
1 Thessalonians 5:22Abstain from every form 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 →