American Standard Version
Proverbs 1:15
15My son, walk not thou in the way with them;Refrain thy foot from their path:
Proverbs 1:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
- New International Version (NIV)my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths;
- English Standard Version (ESV)my son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths,
- New King James Version (NKJV)My son, do not walk in the way with them, Keep your foot from their path;
Context of Proverbs 1:15
13We shall find all precious substance; We shall fill our houses with spoil; 14Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will all have one purse: My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path: 16For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood. 17For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:
Read all of Proverbs 1Proverbs 1:15 word by word
בְּנִ֗י אַל־תֵּלֵ֣ךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אִתָּ֑ם מְנַ֥ע רַ֝גְלְךָ֗ מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 1:15
- Proverbs 4:14Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.
- Proverbs 9:6Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.
- Proverbs 13:20Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
- Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:
- Psalms 26:4I have not sat with men of falsehood; Neither will I go in with dissemblers.
- 2 Corinthians 6:17Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,
- Proverbs 4:27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: Remove thy foot from evil.
- Proverbs 5:8Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;
- Psalms 119:101I have refrained my feet from every evil way, That I might observe thy word.
- Jeremiah 14:10Thus saith Jehovah unto this people, Even so have they loved to wander; they have not refrained their feet: therefore Jehovah doth not accept them; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
Commentaries on Proverbs 1:15
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-19Verses 10-19 Wicked people are zealous in seducing others into the paths of the destroyer: sinners love company in sin. But they have so much the more to answer for. How cautious young people should be! "Consent thou not." Do not say as they say, nor do as they do, or would have thee to do; have no fellowship with them. Who could think that it should be a pleasure to one man to destroy another! See their idea of worldly wealth; but it is neither…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-19The father warns his child not to join a group of wrongdoers planning to attack innocent people. Their evil actions will eventually harm them (see Proverbs 28:10; Psalms 9:15; 35:8). The evil path involves violence and theft.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1910-19. A solemn warning against temptation. entice--literally, "open the way." consent ... not--Sin is in consenting or yielding to temptation, not in being tempted.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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