Proverbs 4:14

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Enter	תָּבֹ֑א ta.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal jussive, 2nd person masculine singular
path	בְּאֹ֣רַח be.'O.rach	H734	a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
wicked	רְ֭שָׁעִים Re.sha.'im	H7563	morally wrong · noun, common masculine plural absolute
go	תְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗ר te.'a.Sher	H833	to be straight (used in the widest sense · verb, piel jussive, 2nd person masculine singular
way	בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ be.De.rekh	H1870	a road (as trodden) · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
evil	רָעִֽים ra.'Im	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · adjective, masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornf…
1 Corinthians 15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Proverbs 1:10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Proverbs 1:15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
Proverbs 9:6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
Proverbs 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Proverbs 2:11-12 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
Psalms 26:4-5 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:14-19

Some make David's instructions to Solomon, which began Pro 4:4, to continue to the end of the chapter; nay, some continue them to the end of the ninth chapter; but it is more probable that Solomon begins here again, if not sooner. In these verses, having exhorted us to walk in the paths of wisdom, he cautions us against the path of the wicked. 1. We must take heed of the ways of sin and avoid them, every thing that looks like sin and leads to it. 2. In order to this we must keep out of the ways of sinners, and have no fellowship with them. For fear of falling into wicked courses, we must shun wicked company. Here is, I. The caution itself, Pro 4:14, Pro 4:15. 1. We must take heed of falling…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 4:14

(Compare Psa 1:1). Avoid all temptations to the beginning of evil.

John Gill on Proverbs 4:14

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 in the path they tread, lest thou shouldest be tempted to proceed to more ungodliness; you do not know where and when there will be a stop, when once you begin, therefore enter not. The Vulgate Latin version is, "do not delight in the paths of the ungodly": but this supposes not only entrance, but progress and continuance in them, whereas the first is dehorted from in these words: and go not in the way of evil men; if tempted and prevailed upon to take a step and make a trial, do not proceed; withd…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 4:13-17

The exhortations attracting by means of promises, now become warnings fitted to alarm: 13 Hold fast to instruction, let her not go; Keep her, for she is thy life. 14 Into the path of the wicked enter not, And walk not in the way of the evil 15 Avoid it, enter not into it; Turn from it and pass away. 16 For they cannot sleep unless they do evil, And they are deprived of sleep unless they bring others to ruin. 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, And they drink the wine of violence. Elsewhere מוּסר means also self-discipline, or moral religious education, Pro 1:3; here discipline, i.e., parental educative counsel. תּרף is the segolated fut. apoc. Hiph. (indic. תּרפּה) from tarp, cf. the im…

The Church Fathers

The heterodox are the "wicked," and the transgressors of the law are "evil men," whose "ways"-that is to say, their deeds-he bids us not enter.
— Hippolytus of Rome, Hippolytus Exegetical Fragments

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Alliance And Society With The Enemies Of God · Exhortations to shun all inducements to — Exhortations to shun all inducements to
Company · EVIL — EVIL
Temptation · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Titles And Names Of The Wicked · Evil men — Evil men
Young Men · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Proverbs 4:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:14-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 4:14

John Gill on Proverbs 4:14

Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 4:13-17

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Proverbs 4:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:14-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 4:14

John Gill on Proverbs 4:14

Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 4:13-17

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Proverbs 4:11-12

Rashi on Proverbs 4:14