Proverbs 4:14
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
KJV
Ne delecteris in semitis impiorum, nec tibi placeat malorum via.
Vulgate
ὁδοὺς ἀσεβῶν μὴ ἐπέλθῃς, μηδὲ ζηλώσῃς ὁδοὺς παρανόμων·
LXX
Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.
ASV
בְּ/אֹ֣רַח רְ֭שָׁעִים אַל תָּבֹ֑א וְ/אַל תְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗ר בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ רָעִֽים
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
אֹ֣רַח
'rch
noun · 60×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
נִי
ny
verb · 17×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 15:33 — Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
- Eph 5:11 — And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
- Exod 23:2 — Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:
- Josh 23:7 — That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:
- Matt 26:41 — Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
- Prov 1:10 — My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
- Prov 1:15 — My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
- Prov 1:15 — My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
- Prov 2:11 — Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
- Prov 9:6 — Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
- Prov 12:11 — He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
- Prov 13:20 — He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
- Ps 1:1 — Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
- Ps 1:1 — Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
- Ps 26:4 — I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.