“ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. ”
The counsel which has come to him, in substance, from his father. Compare it with 2 Samuel 23:2 etc.; 1 Chronicles 28:9 ; 1 Chronicles 29:17 ; Psalms 15:1-5 ; Psalms 24:1-10 ; Psalms 37 ....
Enter not. Note the Figure of speech Synonymia (App-6) in the verbs of verses: Proverbs 4:14 ; Proverbs 4:15 . Illustrations: Lot ( Genesis 13:10-13 ); Solomon ( 2 Kings 23:13 . Compare with 1...
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men . Enter not into the path of the wicked - Never associate with those whose life is irregular and sinful; never accompany them...
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. "Enter not" forbids the first step toward u...
Ancestral Wisdom. The Two Paths In Proverbs 4:1-9 the teacher lays stress on the fact that his instruction is a repetition of his father's. No teaching was thought valuable save that which was h...
CHAPTER 5 EDUCATION: THE CHILD'S THOUGHT OF THE PARENT "Wisdom doth live with children round her knees." - Wordsworth. "He taught me, and said unto me," etc. Proverbs 4:4 THIS chapter begins...
Guide-Posts on the Way of Life Proverbs 4:10-27 One or two sentences stand out in this section, demanding special attention. The path of the just, etc ., Proverbs 4:18 . We may compare this b...
In this chapter there are three addresses. The first is of the nature of personal testimony (verses Pro 4:1-9). The next two are exhortations to fidelity (verses Pro 4:10-27). The father urges his ow...
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. When thou goest, thy steps shall not be strai...
Enter not into the path of the wicked ,.... Which leads to eternal death; join not with them in their wicked ways and practices; have no fellowship, keep no company, with them; do not set one foot i...
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men]. Ver. 14. Enter not into the path of the wicked. ] Qui male vivunt, et peius credunt, saith one, which live ill, and be...
Enter not into the path of the wicked Avoid their practices and company; and go not in the way of evil men Do not proceed further therein. If thou hast unadvisedly entered into it, do not persist...
Cautions against Bad Company. 14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. 15 Avoid...
Enter not into the path of the wicked; avoid their courses and company. Go not; do not proceed further. If thou hast unadvisedly entered into it, do not persist in it, but get thee speedily out o...
God's Wisdom Teaches Men The Way In Which They Should Go, A Way In Which They Will Not Stumble And Which Leads To Life, They Are Thus To Avoid The Way Of The Wicked In Which Men Stumble And Where De...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 4:14 . Go not . The Heb. is literally “to go straightforward;” also, “to pronounce happy.” Proverbs 4:15 . Avoid , “Let it go,” reject it.” Turn from it , i.e. , ev...
Proverbs 4:14-15 One chief cause of the wickedness which is everywhere seen in the world and in which, alas! each of us has more or less his share is our curiosity to have some fellowship with dar...
Proverbs 4:1 . Hear, ye children, a Hebraism, equivalent to wash, cleanse, and purify your ears. A grateful son here recites the domestic piety of an illustrious father. David talked much with his...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 4:1-20 7. Seventh admonitory discourse. We here enter upon the second group of admonitory discourses, as is indicated by the opening address, "my children," and which...
Enter not into the path of the wicked, to join them in their godless conduct, and go not in the way of evil men, such behavior being incompatible with true wisdom.
1 Corinthians 15:33 ; Proverbs 1:10 ; Proverbs 1:15 ; Proverbs 13:20 ; Proverbs 2:11 ; Proverbs 2:12 ; Proverbs 9:6 ; Psalms 1:1 ; Psalms 26:4 ; Psalms 26:5
Sacred Exhortations Proverbs 4:1-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is well, now and then, to step aside and consider what God has to say to young men and women; as well as to consider what He says to t...