Proverbs 4:14
Do not enter into the path of the wicked, || And do not be blessed in a way of evildoers.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
In Context
13Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, || Keep her, for she [is] your life.
15Avoid it, do not pass over into it, || Turn aside from it, and pass on.
Cross References
Psalms 26:4I have not sat with vain men, || And I do not enter with pretenders.
Proverbs 1:15My son! Do not go in the way with them, || Withhold your foot from their path,
Proverbs 5:8Keep your way far from off her, || And do not come near to the opening of her house,
Proverbs 9:6Forsake the simple and live, || And be blessed in the way of understanding.”
Proverbs 22:25Lest you learn his paths, || And have received a snare to your soul.
1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:2-14
Parental Instructions. 1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. 5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep… Read the whole commentary →