Proverbs 1:15

Listen to Proverbs 1:15
15 go not in the way with them, but turn aside thy foot from their paths:

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.

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Proverbs 1:15 In-Context

13 let us seize on his valuable property, and let us fill our houses with spoils:
14 but do thou cast in thy lot with us, and let us all provide a common purse, and let us have one pouch:
15 go not in the way with them, but turn aside thy foot from their paths:
17 for nets are not without cause spread for birds.

Footnotes 1

  • [a] For ver16, see Appendix

The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.