Proverbs 4:27
אַֽל ־ תֵּט ־ יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול הָסֵר רַגְלְךָ מֵרָֽע ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
In Context
26פַּלֵּס מַעְגַּל רַגְלֶךָ וְֽכָל ־ דְּרָכֶיךָ יִכֹּֽנוּ ׃
Cross References
Deuteronomy 5:32וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם לַעֲשׂוֹת כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם אֶתְכֶם לֹא תָסֻרוּ יָמִין וּשְׂמֹֽאל ׃
Deuteronomy 28:14וְלֹא תָסוּר מִכָּל ־ הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם הַיּוֹם יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול לָלֶכֶת אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים לְעָבְדָֽם ׃ ס
Proverbs 16:17מְסִלַּת יְשָׁרִים סוּר מֵרָע שֹׁמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ נֹצֵר דַּרְכּֽוֹ ׃
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 →