Proverbs 4:14
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
King James Version
In Context
13Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
15Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Cross References
Psalms 26:4I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
Proverbs 1:15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
Proverbs 5:8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
Proverbs 9:6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
Proverbs 22:25Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
1 Corinthians 15:33Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
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 →