New English Translation
Proverbs 1:15
15My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself 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 will seize all kinds of precious wealth; we will fill our houses with plunder. 14Join with us! We will all share equally in what we steal.” My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path; 16for they are eager to inflict harm, and they hasten to shed blood. 17Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird,
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בְּנִ֗י אַל־תֵּלֵ֣ךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אִתָּ֑ם מְנַ֥ע רַ֝גְלְךָ֗ מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 1:15
- Proverbs 4:14Do not enter the path of the wicked or walk in the way of those who are evil.
- Proverbs 9:6Abandon your foolish ways so that you may live, and proceed in the way of understanding.”
- Proverbs 13:20The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
- Psalms 1:1How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers!
- Psalms 26:4I do not associate with deceitful men, or consort with those who are dishonest.
- 2 Corinthians 6:17Therefore “come out from their midst, and be separate,” says the Lord, “and touch no unclean thing, and I will welcome you,
- Proverbs 4:27Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn yourself away from evil.
- Proverbs 5:8Keep yourself far from her, and do not go near the door of her house,
- Psalms 119:101I stay away from the evil path, so that I might keep your instructions.
- Jeremiah 14:10Then the Lord spoke about these people. “They truly love to go astray. They cannot keep from running away from me. So I am not pleased with them. I will now call to mind the wrongs they have done and punish them for 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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