Proverbs 1:10
My son, if evil people try to tempt you, don't give into them.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
In Context
9They are a wreath of grace to decorate your head; they are pendants for your neck.
Cross References
Genesis 37:20“Come on, let's kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We'll say that some wild animal has eaten him. Then we'll see what happens to his dreams!”
Deuteronomy 13:8don't give into them or listen to them. Show them no mercy. Don't spare them or protect them.
Psalms 1:1Happy are those who don't follow the advice of the wicked. They refuse to adopt the ways of sinful people, and they don't make fun of others.
Proverbs 7:21She convinced him with all that she said; she seduced him with her smooth talking.
Proverbs 16:29Violent people lure their friends, and lead them in a direction that's not good for them.
Proverbs 24:2for they think up cruel plans and discuss how to cause trouble.
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 →