Proverbs 4:15

Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

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In Context

14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

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Cross References

Job 11:14If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

Proverbs 1:15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

Proverbs 6:5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Isaiah 33:15He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

1 Thessalonians 5:22Abstain from all appearance 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 →

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