Proverbs 4:27
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left; remove thy foot from evil.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
In Context
26Make plain the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 5:32(5-29) Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you; ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
Deuteronomy 28:14and shalt not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
Proverbs 16:17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
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 →