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Proverbs 1:15–17

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15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
16For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
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Proverbs 1:15Cross-references · 10 ranked passages

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    101I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.

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    1BLESSED 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 scornful.

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

    15Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

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    27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

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    4I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.

    5I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

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    17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

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    20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

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    6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

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    8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

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    10¶ Thus saith the Lord unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the Lord doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.

Proverbs 1:16Cross-references · 4 ranked passages

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    7Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.

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    18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

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    16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

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    5But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

Proverbs 1:17Cross-references · 4 ranked passages

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    7Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.

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    11Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?

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    23Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

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    3The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

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Proverbs 1:15

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

refrain

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1. To hold back or restrain oneself or something. 2. To abstain or keep away from.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

foot

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Sense 1: The lower extremity used for standing or walking. Sense 2: A measure, base, or lowest part. Sense 3: As a verb, to tread or walk.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 1:16

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

run

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To move swiftly on foot; to flow, spread, proceed, continue, or carry out a course.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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haste

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1. To move or act quickly or without delay. 2. Speed or hurry in action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shed

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To pour out, spill, cast off, or cause to flow, especially blood.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

blood

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Sense 1: The bodily fluid associated with physical life. Sense 2: Life taken, bloodshed, or guilt and responsibility for it. Sense 3: Kindred, shared human descent, or natural human nature. Sense 4: The juice of grapes.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Proverbs 1:17

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

vain

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Empty, fruitless, ineffective, unprofitable, worthless, false, unsubstantial, or conceited.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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net

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Sense 1: An interlaced meshwork used as a grate or for catching. Sense 2: A device or snare by which one is caught or restrained.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sight

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1. The act or power of seeing. 2. A thing seen, view, or appearance. 3. Presence or observation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1:10¶ My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

1:11If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

1:12Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

1:13We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:

1:14Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:

1:15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

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1:16For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

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1:17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

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1:18And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

1:19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

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