Proverbs 4:27
Decline not, to the right hand or to the left,—Turn away thy foot from wickedness.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
In Context
26Make level the track of thy foot, that, all thy ways, may be directed aright:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 5:32So then ye must observe to do, as Yahweh your God hath commanded you,—ye must not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
Deuteronomy 28:14and dost not turn side from any of the words which I am commanding you to-day, to the right hand or to the left,—to go after other gods, to serve them,
Proverbs 16:17The highway of the upright, is to avoid evil, He preserveth his soul, who guardeth his way.
Romans 12:9Your love, [be] without hypocrisy,—loathing that which is wicked, cleaving to that which is good;
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 →