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Proverbs 4:15
15Keep away from them! Be sure to keep to your own good way of life.
Proverbs 4:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
- New International Version (NIV)Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Avoid it, do not travel on it; Turn away from it and pass on.
Context of Proverbs 4:15
13Keep hold of my teaching. Do not forget it. Keep it safe because it will give you a good life. 14Do not join with wicked or evil people. Do not do the things that they do. Keep away from them! Be sure to keep to your own good way of life. 16Wicked people have to do evil things. They cannot go to sleep unless they have been cruel to someone that day. 17Evil acts are their food. Violence is their drink.
Read all of Proverbs 4Proverbs 4:15 word by word
פְּרָעֵ֥הוּ אַל־תַּעֲבָר־בּ֑וֹ שְׂטֵ֖ה מֵעָלָ֣יו וַעֲבֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 4:15
- Proverbs 5:8Keep far away from a woman like that! Do not even go near the door of her house.
- Proverbs 6:5You must make yourself free from the trap. Escape quickly, like a bird or a deer that runs away from a hunter.
- Exodus 23:7Do not help anyone to use lies to accuse another person. Never punish anyone with death if they are not guilty. I will never say that a wicked person is not guilty.
- Job 11:14If you want to do an evil thing, stop yourself from doing it. Do not let people do wrong things in your home.
- Job 22:23Turn back to the Almighty God, so that you become strong again. Stop all the evil things that happen in your house.
- Isaiah 33:15But some people can still live! Those who are honest in what they do and fair in what they say. Those who refuse to cheat other people so that they can become rich. Those who refuse to accept bribes. Those who will not listen to murderers, and who will not think about evil things.
- Ephesians 5:11People whose minds are in the dark do things that have no good purpose. Keep away from wrong things like that. Instead, show how bad those things really are.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22But keep away from any kind of bad thing.
Commentaries on Proverbs 4:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Avoid it - Let it be the serious purpose of thy soul to shun every appearance of evil. Pass not by it - Never, for the sake of worldly gain, or through complaisance to others, approach the way that thou wouldst not wish to be found in when God calls thee into the eternal world. Turn from it - If, through unwatchfulness or unfaithfulness, thou at any time get near or into the way of sin, turn from it with the utmost speed, and humble thyself before thy…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-20Verses 4-20 The counsel which has come to him, in substance, from his father. Compare it with 2 Samuel 23:2 etc.; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Chronicles 29:17; Psalm 15:1-5; Psalm 24:1-10; Proverbs 4:7 Or, “The beginning of wisdom is - get wisdom.” To seek is to find, to desire is to obtain. Proverbs 4:12 The ever-recurring parable of the journey of life. In the way of wisdom the path is clear and open, obstacles disappear; in the quickest activity (“when thou…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-27Verses 14-27 The way of evil men may seem pleasant, and the nearest way to compass some end; but it is an evil way, and will end ill; if thou love thy God and thy soul, avoid it. It is not said, Keep at a due distance, but at a great distance; never think you can get far enough from it. The way of the righteous is light; Christ is their Way, and he is the Light. The saints will not be perfect till they reach heaven, but there they shall shine as the sun…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-19The father offers his children two choices: Avoid evil to escape its bad effects Choose good for its blessingsRead the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271-2. (Compare Pr 1:8). to know--in order to know. doctrine--the matter of learning (Pr 1:5), such as he had received (La 3:1).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 4
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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