New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 1:10
Proverbs 1:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
- New International Version (NIV)My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.
Context of Proverbs 1:10
8Hear, my son, your father’s instruction And do not forsake your mother’s teaching; 9Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head And ornaments about your neck. My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent. 11If they say, “Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us ambush the innocent without cause; 12Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, Even whole, as those who go down to the pit;
Read all of Proverbs 1Proverbs 1:10 word by word
בְּנִ֡י אִם־יְפַתּ֥וּךָ חַ֝טָּאִ֗ים אַל־תֹּבֵֽא׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 1:10
- Proverbs 7:21With her many persuasions she entices him; With her flattering lips she seduces him.
- Proverbs 13:20He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm.
- Proverbs 20:19He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, Therefore do not associate with a gossip.
- Genesis 39:7It came about after these events that his master’s wife looked with desire at Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.”
- Judges 16:16It came about when she pressed him daily with her words and urged him, that his soul was annoyed to death.
- Psalms 1:1How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
- Psalms 50:18When you see a thief, you are pleased with him, And you associate with adulterers.
- Romans 16:18For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
- Ephesians 5:11Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them;
Commentaries on Proverbs 1:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10If sinners entice thee, consent thou not - תבא אל al tobe, Will-not. They can do thee no harm unless thy will join in with them. God's eternal purpose with respect to man is that his will shall be free; or, rather, that the will, which is essentially Free, shall never be forced nor be forceable by any power. Not even the devil himself can lead a man into sin till he consents. Were it not so, how could God judge the world?Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The first great danger which besets the simple and the young is that of evil companionship. The only safety is to be found in the power of saying “No,” to all such invitations.Read the comment
- 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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Notes
- 1. Proverbs 1:10 Prov 16:29 ↩
- 2. Proverbs 1:10 Gen 39:7-10; Deut 13:8; Ps 50:18; Eph 5:11 ↩
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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