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Proverbs 4:14

Do not enter the path of the wicked, And do not walk in the way of evil.

Sin, temptation and holiness

Key words: rāšāʿ 'ōraḥ dereḵ raʿ 'āšar

Original words

EnglishOriginal wordRoot#
Entertāḇō' תָּבֹאbô'2
not'al אַל'al26
into the pathbᵊ'ōraḥ בְּאֹרַח'ōraḥ3
of the wickedrᵊšāʿîm רְשָׁעִיםrāšāʿ4
andvᵊ'al וְאַל'al26
gotᵊ'aššēr תְּאַשֵּׁר'āšar2
notvᵊ'al וְאַל'al26
in the waybᵊḏereḵ בְּדֶרֶךְdereḵ9
of evilrāʿîm רָעִיםraʿ5

Memory passages these point to

J-43 1 Corinthians 15:32-33J-69 Proverbs 1:5-23P-64 Psalm 1:1-6P-68 Proverbs 9:1-12S-44 1 Corinthians 15:31-34S-70 Proverbs 1:5-23

Cross-references 8

Passages are shown in the NKJV.

(whole verse) 7
  • Proverbs 1:10, 15 J-69 Proverbs 1:5-23S-70 Proverbs 1:5-23

    10My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.
    15My son, do not walk in the way with them, Keep your foot from their path;

  • Proverbs 2:11-12

    11Discretion will preserve you; Understanding will keep you, 12To deliver you from the way of evil, From the man who speaks perverse things,

  • Proverbs 9:6 P-68 Proverbs 9:1-12

    6Forsake foolishness and live, And go in the way of understanding.

  • Proverbs 13:20

    20He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.

  • Psalms 1:1 P-64 Psalm 1:1-6

    1Blessed 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;

  • Psalms 26:4-5

    4I have not sat with idolatrous mortals, Nor will I go in with hypocrites. 5I have hated the assembly of evildoers, And will not sit with the wicked.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:33 J-43 1 Corinthians 15:32-33S-44 1 Corinthians 15:31-34

    33Do not be deceived: "Evil company corrupts good habits."

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