Proverbs 1:10
My sonne, if sinners doe intise thee, consent thou not.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
In Context
9For they shalbe a comely ornament vnto thine head, and as chaines for thy necke.
Cross References
Genesis 37:20Come now therefore, and let vs slay him, and cast him into some pitte, and wee will say, A wicked beast hath deuoured him: then wee shall see, what will come of his dreames.
Deuteronomy 13:8Thou shalt not cosent vnto him, nor heare him, neither shall thine eye pitie him, nor shewe mercie, nor keepe him secret:
Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man that doeth not walke in the counsell of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in ye seate of the scornefull:
Proverbs 7:21Thus with her great craft she caused him to yeelde, and with her flattering lips she entised him.
Proverbs 16:29A wicked man deceiueth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
Proverbs 24:2For their heart imagineth destruction, and their lippes speake mischiefe.
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 →