Proverbs 4:15
Avoid it, and do not pass by it.Turn from it, and pass on.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
In Context
14Do not enter into the path of the wicked.Do not walk in the way of evil men.
16For they do not sleep, unless they do evil.Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.
Cross References
Job 11:14If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away.Do not let unrighteousness dwell in your tents.
Proverbs 1:15My son, do not walk in the way with them.Keep your foot from their path,
Proverbs 6:5Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
Isaiah 33:15He who walks righteously,and speaks blamelessly;He who despises the gain of oppressions,who gestures with his hands, refusing to take a bribe,who stops his ears from hearing of blood,and shuts his eyes from looking at evil-
1 Thessalonians 5:22Abstain from every form of evil.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:15-20
Cautions against Bad Company. 14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. 15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. 16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. 18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at… Read the whole commentary →