Proverbs 4:14
Delight thou not in the paths of wicked men; and the way of evil men please not thee. (Delight thou not in the paths of the wicked; and do not let the ways of evil people please thee.)
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
In Context
13Hold thou (fast to my) teaching, and forsake [thou] it not; keep thou it (near), for it is thy life.
15Flee thou from it, and pass thou not thereby; bow thou away, and forsake it.
Cross References
Psalms 26:4I sat not with the counsel of vanity; and I shall not enter with men doing wicked things. (I sat not down with vain, that is, empty, or worthless, people; and I shall not go along with those who do wicked things.)
Proverbs 1:15my son, go thou not with them; forbid thy foot from the paths of them (or do not let thy foot go onto their paths).
Proverbs 5:8Make far thy way from her (or Make thy way far away from her), and nigh thou not to the doors of her house.
Proverbs 9:6Forsake ye young childhood, and live ye; and go ye by the way of prudence. (Abandon ye foolishness, and have life; and go ye on the way of understanding.)
Proverbs 22:25lest peradventure thou learn his ways, and take cause of stumbling to thy soul. (lest perhaps thou learn his ways, and bring a cause of stumbling unto thy soul.)
1 Corinthians 15:33Do not ye be deceived; for evil speeches destroy good conduct. [+Do not ye be deceived by false teaching; forsooth evil speeches, or false doctrine, corrupt good virtues.]
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 →