Proverbs 4:27
Don't deviate to the right or the left, and turn away from evil.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
In Context
26Pay attention to the path you decide to follow, and you'll be safe wherever you go.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 5:32So make sure you do what the Lord your God has ordered you to do—don't go astray in any direction.
Deuteronomy 28:14Don't deviate from any of my instructions today. Don't go and worship other gods.
Proverbs 16:17The highway of the good leads away from evil. If you watch where you're going you'll save your life.
Romans 12:9Love must be genuine. Hate what is evil; hold on tightly 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 →