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Proverbs 1:10
10My child, if sinners entice you, turn your back on them!
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
8My child, listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction. 9What you learn from them will crown you with grace and be a chain of honor around your neck. My child, if sinners entice you, turn your back on them! 11They may say, “Come and join us. Let’s hide and kill someone! Just for fun, let’s ambush the innocent! 12Let’s swallow them alive, like the grave; let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death.
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בְּנִ֡י אִם־יְפַתּ֥וּךָ חַ֝טָּאִ֗ים אַל־תֹּבֵֽא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 1:10
- Proverbs 7:21So she seduced him with her pretty speech and enticed him with her flattery.
- Proverbs 13:20Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.
- Proverbs 20:19A gossip goes around telling secrets, so don’t hang around with chatterers.
- Genesis 39:7and Potiphar’s wife soon began to look at him lustfully. “Come and sleep with me,” she demanded.
- Judges 16:16She tormented him with her nagging day after day until he was sick to death of it.
- Psalms 1:1Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.
- Psalms 50:18When you see thieves, you approve of them, and you spend your time with adulterers.
- Romans 16:18Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people.
- Ephesians 5:11Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, 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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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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