Proverbs 4:14
Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of evil men.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Enter{H935} not into the path{H734} of the wicked,{H7563} And walk{H833} not in the way{H1870} of evil{H7451} men.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Enter{H935}{(H8799)} not into the path{H734} of the wicked{H7563}, and go{H833}{(H8762)} not in the way{H1870} of evil{H7451} men.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Come not in the path of the vngodly, and walke not in the waye of the wicked.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Enter not into the way of the wicked, and walke not in the way of euill men.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Come not in the pathe of the vngodlye, and walke not in the way of the wicked:
Authorized King James Version (1611)
¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men].
Webster's Bible (1833)
Don't enter into the path of the wicked. Don't walk in the way of evil men.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers.
American Standard Version (1901)
Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.
American Standard Version (1901)
Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Do not go in the road of sinners, or be walking in the way of evil men.
World English Bible (2000)
Don't enter into the path of the wicked. Don't walk in the way of evil men.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Do not enter the path of the wicked or walk in the way of those who are evil.
Referenced Verses
- Prov 1:15 : 15 My son, do not walk in the way with them, hold back your foot from their path;
- Ps 1:1 : 1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.
- Prov 1:10 : 10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
- 1 Cor 15:33 : 33 Do not be deceived: Evil company corrupts good habits.
- Ps 26:4-5 : 4 I have not sat with false persons, nor will I go in with hypocrites. 5 I have hated the congregation of evildoers, and will not sit with the wicked.
- Prov 2:11-12 : 11 Discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you; 12 To deliver you from the way of the evil man, from the man who speaks perverse things;
- Prov 9:6 : 6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
- Prov 13:20 : 20 He who walks with wise men shall be wise, but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
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15 My son, do not walk in the way with them, hold back your foot from their path;
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