My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path. "Refrain thy foot" expresses the natural propensity of the old man, even in the godly, to that which is evil (Psalms 119:101). Alike in private and in public avoid having any community with their bad principles and practices (Psalms 1:1; Proverbs 22:25; Isaiah 8:11).