Proverbs 4:15
Avoid it, pass not upon it, Turn from it, and go away.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
In Context
14Enter not into the path of the wicked, And go not in the way of evil men;
Cross References
Job 11:14If thou put away iniquity from thy hand, And let not wickedness dwell in thy habitation,—
Proverbs 1:15My son, walk thou not in their way, Refrain thy foot from their path!
Proverbs 6:5Rescue thyself, as a roe from the hand, And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Isaiah 33:15He that walketh in righteousness, And speaketh that which is right, That despiseth the gain of oppression, And shaketh his hands from bribery, That stoppeth his ears, so as not to hear of blood, And shutteth his eyes, so as not to behold iniquity.
1 Thessalonians 5:22abstain from every form of evil.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:15-20
Cautions against Bad Company. 14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. 15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. 16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. 18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at… Read the whole commentary →