Proverbs 4:27
Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
In Context
26Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 5:32So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.
Deuteronomy 28:14Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from any of the words I command you today, and do not go after other gods to serve them.
Proverbs 16:17The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.
Romans 12:9Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:21-27
Parental Instructions. 20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. 25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and… Read the whole commentary →