Proverbs 1:15

15 my son, don't travel that road with them or set foot on their path,^[a]

Proverbs 1:15 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 1:15

My son, walk not thou in the way with them
In the same way as they do, which is the broad way that leads unto destruction; set not one foot in it; make no trial of it, whether it will be pleasant and profitable walking in it; the experiment will be dangerous; refrain thy foot from their path;
their manner and course of life; do not follow it, nor join them in it; when there is an inclination or a temptation to it, withstand it; stop in time, do not proceed, but draw back, and go on in the way thou hast been trained up in, and remember the instructions of thy parents.

Proverbs 1:15 In-Context

13 We'll find all kinds of valuable property and fill our houses with plunder.

14 Throw in your lot with us, and we'll all share our money"-

15 my son, don't travel that road with them or set foot on their path,

16 because their feet run toward trouble and they hurry to commit murder.

17 It is foolish to spread a net where any bird can see it,

Footnotes

• [a] Pr 16:19