Proverbs 4:14
Enter not into the orach resha'im, 1 and go not on the derech ra'im (road of the wicked). 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
In Context
13Take firm hold of musar; 1 let her not go; guard her; for she is thy chayyim. 1
15Avoid it, travel al (not) on it, 1 turn from it, and pass on. 1
Cross References
Psalms 26:4I do not sit with metei-shav (men of vanity), 1 neither will I go in with dissemblers. 1
Proverbs 1:15Beni (my son), walk not thou in the derech with them; 1 refrain thy regel from their path; 1
Proverbs 5:8Remove thy derech far from her, 1 and come not near the petach (doorway) of her bais; 1
Proverbs 9:6Forsake the simple ways, and live; 1 and go in the derech binah. 1
Proverbs 22:25Lest thou learn his orkhot (ways), 1 and take a mokesh (snare) for thy nefesh. 1
1 Corinthians 15:33Do not fall under a delusion. “Bad chavrusashaft (association, influence or hashpa'ah) corrupts good midos.”
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 →