“ Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. ”
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 ....
Avoid . let that go; referring to Proverbs 4:14 . Note the Figure of speech Synonymia. App-6. away . on.
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. Avoid it - Let it be the serious purpose of thy soul to shun every appearance of evil. Pass not by it - Never, for the sake of worldly gain, or...
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. He accumulates words to imply the greatness of the Avoid it, pass not by it, tu...
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...
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...
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. Ver. 15. Avoid it, pass not by it. ] As ye would not come near a carrion carcass; as the seaman shuns sands and shelves (the apostle's simile...
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...
Avoid it, pass not by it; keep at a great distance from it. Compare Job 22:23 Proverbs 5:8 . Turn from it; shun all occasions of sin.
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...
Avoid it. Companionships to be avoided The same decision of character which men evidence in their worldly affairs is necessary also in the affairs of eternity. The duty here enjoined is one by...
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...
Warning against Wickedness
1 Thessalonians 5:22 ; Ephesians 5:11 ; Exodus 23:7 ; Isaiah 33:15 ; Job 11:14 ; Job 22:23 ; Proverbs 5:8 ; Proverbs 6:5
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...