Proverbs 4:15

15 Avoid it; do not transgress it; turn away from it and pass by.

Proverbs 4:15 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 4:15

Avoid it
As dangerous and pernicious, as abominable and detestable; or, "flee from it", as the Vulgate Latin version: Jarchi and Gersom interpret it, "make it void"; cause it to cease, destroy it, do all you can to hinder the wicked from accomplishing their designs; pass not by it;
do not come near it; keep at a distance from it, that you may not be drawn into it; abstain from all appearance of evil, and everything that may lead to it; turn from it, and pass away;
the Targum adds, "from them", from wicked men. This heap of words is used to show the danger of bad company; to dissuade from the least approach to it; and to express the vehement desire of the wise man to preserve his son, and all well inclined persons, from it.

Proverbs 4:15 In-Context

13 Seize the instruction! Do not let go! Guard her, for she is your life.

14 In the path of the wicked do not go; do not walk in the way of those who do evil.

15 Avoid it; do not transgress it; turn away from it and pass by.

16 For they will not sleep if they have not done wrong, and they are robbed of their sleep if they do not cause stumbling.

17 For they ate the bread of wickedness, and they drank the wine of violence.