Proverbs 4:15

Flee thou from it, and pass thou not thereby; bow thou away, and forsake it.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

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

In Context

14Delight 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.)

16For they sleep not, no but they have done evil; and sleep is ravished from them, no but they have deceived simple men. (For they do not sleep, unless first they have done some evil; and sleep is taken from them, unless first they have deceived those who be honest, or have integrity.)

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Cross References

Job 11:14If thou doest away from thee the wickedness, that is in thine hand, and if unrightwiseness dwelleth not in thy tabernacle, (If thou doest away from thee the wickedness, that is in thy hand, and if unrighteousness dwelleth not in thy home,)

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 6:5Be thou ravished, as a doe from the hand; and as a bird from [the] ambushings of the fowler. (Be thou released, like a doe from the hand of the hunter; and like a bird from the ambush of the fowler.)

Isaiah 33:15He that goeth in rightfulnesses, and speaketh truth; he that casteth away (the) avarice of false challenge, and shaketh away his hands from all gift (s), ( or bribes); he that stoppeth his ears, that he hear not (of) blood, and closeth his eyes, that he see not evil.

1 Thessalonians 5:22Abstain [ye] you (rselves) from all evil species, [or (all evil) likeness]. (Absent yourselves from anything that hath even the 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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