Proverbs 4:27
Bow thou not to the right side, neither to the left side; turn away thy foot from evil.
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 5:32Therefore keep ye (or And so obey ye), and do ye those things, which the Lord God hath commanded to you; ye shall not bow away, neither to the right side, nor to the left side,
Deuteronomy 28:14and bowest not away from them, neither to the right side, neither to the left side, neither followest alien gods (nor followest foreign, or other, gods), nor worshippest them.
Proverbs 16:17The path of just men boweth away (from) evils (or The path of the righteous turneth away from evil); the keeper of his soul keepeth his way (safe).
Romans 12:9Love without feigning, hating evil, drawing [or fast (ly) cleaving] to (the) 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 →