Proverbs 1:10
My son, if sinners entice thee, do not consent.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
In Context
9For, a wreath of beauty, shall they be to thy head, and chains of ornament, to thy neck.
Cross References
Genesis 37:20Now, therefore, come! let us slay him and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say A cruel beast, hath devoured him,—And let us see what will become of his dreams.
Deuteronomy 13:8thou shalt not consent unto him, neither shalt thou hearken unto him,—neither shall thine eye look with pity upon him, neither shalt thou spare—neither shalt thou conceal him;
Psalms 1:1How happy the man, who hath not walked in the counsel of the lawless,—and, in the way of sinners, hath not stood, and, in the seat of scoffers, hath not sat;
Proverbs 7:21She turneth him aside, with her great persuasiveness,—with the flattery of her lips, she compelleth him:
Proverbs 16:29A ruthless man, enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him in a way, not good.
Proverbs 24:2For, violence, their heart muttereth, and, mischief, their lips do speak.
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 →