Proverbs 4:27

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Incline not `to' the right or to the left, Turn aside thy foot from evil!

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 5:32 : 32 `And ye have observed to do as Jehovah your God hath commanded you, ye turn not aside -- right or left;
  • Deut 28:14 : 14 and thou dost not turn aside from all the words which I am commanding you to-day -- right or left -- to go after other gods, to serve them.
  • Josh 1:7 : 7 `Only, be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded thee; thou dost not turn aside from it right or left, so that thou dost act wisely in every `place' whither thou goest;
  • Prov 16:17 : 17 A highway of the upright `is', `Turn from evil,' Whoso is preserving his soul is watching his way.
  • Isa 1:16 : 16 Wash ye, make ye pure, Turn aside the evil of your doings, from before Mine eyes, Cease to do evil, learn to do good.
  • Deut 12:32 : 32 The whole thing which I am commanding you -- it ye observe to do; thou dost not add unto it, nor diminish from it.
  • Rom 12:9 : 9 The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

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    83%

    24Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,

    25Thine eyes do look straightforward, And thine eyelids look straight before thee.

    26Ponder thou the path of thy feet, And all thy ways `are' established.

  • Prov 4:12-15
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    82%

    12In thy walking thy step is not straitened, And if thou runnest, thou stumblest not.

    13Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she `is' thy life.

    14Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers.

    15Avoid it, pass not over into it, Turn aside from it, and pass on.

  • Prov 1:15-16
    2 verses
    79%

    15My son! go not in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path,

    16For their feet to evil do run, And they haste to shed blood.

  • Prov 16:17
    76%

    17A highway of the upright `is', `Turn from evil,' Whoso is preserving his soul is watching his way.

  • Prov 2:20
    76%

    20That thou dost go in the way of the good, And the paths of the righteous dost keep.

  • Isa 30:21
    76%

    21And thine ear heareth a word behind thee, Saying, `This `is' the way, go ye in it,' When ye turn to the right, And when ye turn to the left.

  • Prov 3:6-7
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    76%

    6In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.

    7Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.

  • Ps 34:13-14
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    75%

    13Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.

    14Turn aside from evil and do good, Seek peace and pursue it.

  • Ps 37:27
    75%

    27Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.

  • Deut 5:32
    75%

    32`And ye have observed to do as Jehovah your God hath commanded you, ye turn not aside -- right or left;

  • Ezek 21:16
    75%

    16Take possession of the right, place thyself at the left, Whither thy face is appointed.

  • Ps 119:101
    74%

    101From every evil path I restrained my feet, So that I keep Thy word.

  • Heb 12:13
    73%

    13and straight paths make for your feet, that that which is lame may not be turned aside, but rather be healed;

  • Prov 2:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12To deliver thee from an evil way, From any speaking froward things,

    13Who are forsaking paths of uprightness, To walk in ways of darkness,

  • 1 Sam 12:21
    73%

    21and ye do not turn aside after the vain things which do not profit nor deliver, for they `are' vain,

  • Deut 28:14
    73%

    14and thou dost not turn aside from all the words which I am commanding you to-day -- right or left -- to go after other gods, to serve them.

  • Ps 141:4
    73%

    4Incline not my heart to an evil thing, To do habitually actions in wickedness, With men working iniquity, Yea, I eat not of their pleasant things.

  • Prov 7:25
    73%

    25Let not thy heart turn unto her ways, Do not wander in her paths,

  • Exod 23:2
    72%

    2`Thou art not after many to evil, nor dost thou testify concerning a strife, to turn aside after many to cause `others' to turn aside;

  • Ps 17:5
    72%

    5To uphold my goings in Thy paths, My steps have not slidden.

  • Eccl 5:1
    72%

    1Keep thy feet when thou goest unto a house of God, and draw near to hear rather than to give of fools the sacrifice, for they do not know they do evil.

  • Prov 3:23
    72%

    23Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble.

  • 1 Pet 3:11
    72%

    11let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;

  • Job 23:11
    72%

    11On His step hath my foot laid hold, His way I have kept, and turn not aside,

  • Prov 5:6-8
    3 verses
    71%

    6The path of life -- lest thou ponder, Moved have her paths -- thou knowest not.

    7And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And turn not from sayings of my mouth.

    8Keep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house,

  • 1 Thess 5:22
    71%

    22from all appearance of evil abstain ye;

  • Prov 25:17
    71%

    17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated `with' thee, and have hated thee.

  • Prov 3:26
    71%

    26For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.

  • Eph 4:27
    71%

    27neither give place to the devil;

  • Prov 24:19
    71%

    19Fret not thyself at evil doers, Be not envious at the wicked,

  • Prov 22:28
    71%

    28Remove not a border of olden times, That thy fathers have made.

  • Prov 22:5
    71%

    5Thorns -- snares `are' in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.

  • Job 11:14
    70%

    14If iniquity `is' in thy hand, put it far off, And let not perverseness dwell in thy tents.

  • Ps 36:11
    70%

    11Let not a foot of pride meet me, And a hand of the wicked let not move me.

  • Eccl 8:3
    70%

    3Be not troubled at his presence, thou mayest go, stand not in an evil thing, for all that he pleaseth he doth.

  • Prov 17:13
    70%

    13Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.

  • Ps 37:8
    70%

    8Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.

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    70%

    4A perverse heart turneth aside from me, Wickedness I know not.