Proverbs 1:10
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
In Context
9For they shalt be an ornament of grace to thy head, and chains about thy neck.
Cross References
Genesis 37:20Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit; and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him; and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
Deuteronomy 13:8Thou shalt not consent to him, nor hearken to him; neither shall thy eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:
Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers.
Proverbs 7:21With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she impelled him.
Proverbs 16:29A violent man enticeth his neighbor, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
Proverbs 24:2For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
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 →