Proverbs 1:10
My son, let not ungodly men lead you astray, neither consent you to them.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
In Context
9For you shall receive for your head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round your neck.
Cross References
Genesis 37:20Now then come, let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits; and we will say, An evil wild beast has devoured him; and we shall see what his dreams will be.
Deuteronomy 13:8you shall not consent to him, neither shall you listen to him; and your eye shall not spare him, you shall feel no regret for him, neither shall you at all protect him:
Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of + 1:1 Gr. pestilent. evil men. 1
Proverbs 7:21So with much converse she prevailed on him to go astray, and with the snares of her lips forced him from the right path.
Proverbs 16:29A transgressor tries to ensnare friends, and leads them in ways that are not good.
Proverbs 24:2For their heart meditates falsehoods, and their lips speak mischiefs.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 1:8-10
Parental Admonitions. 7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. Solomon, having undertaken to teach a young man knowledge and discretion, here lays down two general rules to be observed in order thereunto, and those are, to fear God and honour his parents, which two fundamental laws of morality… Read the whole commentary →