Proverbs 4:27
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Context
This verse from Proverbs Chapter 4 connects to 7 cross-references. The father recalls his own father's instruction urging him to get wisdom above all else and cherish her so she will protect him. He contrasts the path of the righteous, which shines brighter until full day, with the way of …
Other Translations
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: Remove thy foot from evil.
Incline not <FI>to<Fi> the right or to the left, Turn aside thy foot from evil!
Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.
Cross References
Ye shall observe to do therefore as the Lord your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to …
What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right …
Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses …
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.