A Father’s Instruction
Proverbs 4:14
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
- KJV
- ¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
- WEB
- Don’t enter into the path of the wicked. Don’t walk in the way of evil men.
- ASV
- Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.
- LSV
- Do not enter into the path of the wicked, || And do not be blessed in a way of evildoers.
- YLT
- Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers.
- DBY
- Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men]:
- DRC
- Be not delighted in the paths of the wicked, neither let the way of evil men please thee.
- GNV
- Enter not into the way of the wicked, and walke not in the way of euill men.
- JPS
- Enter not into the path of the wicked, and walk not in the way of evil men.
- LXXE
- Go not in the ways of the ungodly, neither covet the ways of transgressors.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- בְּאֹ֣רַח רְ֭שָׁעִים אַל־תָּבֹ֑א וְאַל־תְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗ר בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ רָעִֽים׃
- LXX-Br
- Ὁδοὺς ἀσεβῶν μὴ ἐπέλθῃς, μηδὲ ζηλώσῃς ὁδοὺς παρανόμων.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
TemptationYoung MenHezekiah (2)Titles and Names of the WickedGoCompanyAlliance and Society with the Enemies of GodFellowship
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
- 1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
- Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
- Proverbs 1:15my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.
- Proverbs 9:6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
- Proverbs 13:20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
- Proverbs 2:11–12Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you, to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
- Psalms 26:4–5I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites. I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).