Proverbs 1:15
in Proverbs 1my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:
KJV
My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
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This verse in Proverbs 1
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
A solemn warning against temptation. entice--literally, "open the way." consent . . . not--Sin is in consenting or yielding to temptation, not in being tempted.
This site's exposition
do not walk the road with them
on Proverbs 1:15-19
The command “do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path” uses the road and path language of the whole book. Verse 17 turns the warning on the plotters. Verse 19 closes with the book's verdict that “unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors”.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
"My son, do not walk in the way with them," etc. He forbids those who believe in Christ among the Jews from associating with the Jews who persecute Christ. Finally, all who believed were together. And Peter speaking to them said, "Save yourselves from this …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
My son, walk not thou in the way with them,....
A faithful and lively representation of wisdom's reasonings with the children of men, and the certain ruin of those who turn a deaf ear to those reasonings,
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
Cast your lot among us If you wish, you may share; if you wish, it will be common property.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
run to evil They run to their own harm, and they do not know to pay heed to the matter.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בְּנִ֗י | beni | O son my | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תֵּלֵ֣ךְ | telekh | you walk | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ | bederekh | in [the] way | H1870 → | 707 times |
| אִתָּ֑ם | ʾitam | with them | H854 → | 929 times |
| מְנַ֥ע | mena' | restrain | H4513 → | 29 times |
| רַ֝גְלְךָ֗ | raglekha | foot your | H7272 → | 247 times |
| מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃ | minetivatam | from pathway their | H5410 → | 26 times |
בְּנִ֗יO son my
beniH1121 →4930 times
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
תֵּלֵ֣ךְyou walk
telekhH1980 →1546 times
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְin [the] way
bederekhH1870 →707 times
אִתָּ֑םwith them
ʾitamH854 →929 times
מְנַ֥עrestrain
mena'H4513 →29 times
רַ֝גְלְךָ֗foot your
raglekhaH7272 →247 times
מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃from pathway their
minetivatamH5410 →26 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
it leads to
- Psalms 26:4–5
I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.
- Proverbs 4:14–15
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
- Proverbs 13:20
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
- Psalms 119:1–2
Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
- Jeremiah 15:17
I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.
- Psalms 26:4–5
Through
Proverbs 4:27Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 5:32
So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.
- Joshua 1:7
Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that…
- Deuteronomy 28:14
Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from any of the words I command you today, and do not go after other gods to serve them.
- Deuteronomy 5:32
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About Proverbs
This page draws on Bede, Commentary on Proverbs; Charles Bridges, An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.