Proverbs 4:27
Turn not to the right hand or to the left; Remove thy foot from evil.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
In Context
26Give heed to the path of thy foot, And let all thy ways be steadfast.
Cross References
Proverbs 16:17It is the highway of the upright to depart from evil; He that taketh heed to his way preserveth his life.
Romans 12:9Let your love be unfeigned. Abhor that which is evil, cleave to that which 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 →