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Proverbs 4:14–16

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¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
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From verse 14

  1. Psalms 1:1Rank 1 from verse 14
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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.

  2. 1 Corinthians 15:33Rank 2 from verse 14
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    33Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

  3. Proverbs 1:10Rank 3 from verse 14
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    10¶ My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

  4. Proverbs 1:15Rank 4 from verse 14
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    15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

  5. Proverbs 13:20Rank 5 from verse 14
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    20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

From verse 15

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    11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

  2. Job 22:23Rank 2 from verse 15
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    23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.

  3. 1 Thessalonians 5:22Rank 3 from verse 15
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    22Abstain from all appearance of evil.

  4. Exodus 23:7Rank 4 from verse 15
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    7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

  5. Job 11:14Rank 5 from verse 15
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    14If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

From verse 16

  1. Psalms 36:4Rank 1 from verse 16
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    4He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

  2. Micah 2:1Rank 2 from verse 16
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    1WOE to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

  3. Isaiah 57:20Rank 3 from verse 16
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    20But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

  4. 2 Peter 2:14Rank 4 from verse 16
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    14Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:

  5. Proverbs 1:16Rank 5 from verse 16
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    16For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 4:14

COMBINED MEANING

enter

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To go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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

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

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 4:15

COMBINED MEANING

avoid

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Sense 1: To depart, withdraw, escape, or shun. Sense 2: To prevent or take care to prevent.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

turn

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Sense 1: To change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change. Sense 2: One’s time or occasion in an order or succession.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Proverbs 4:16

COMBINED MEANING

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

sleep

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Sense 1: Natural bodily rest with suspended waking activity; figuratively, inattention or inactivity; or death described as sleep. Sense 2: To rest in sleep; figuratively, to lie in death.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

except

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Sense 1: Unless; with the exclusion of; apart from. Sense 2: To exclude or leave out. Sense 3: To object or take exception.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

taken

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1. Received, accepted, or chosen. 2. Seized or captured. 3. Carried or laid hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

unless

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Except; that is, remove or dismiss the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows.

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

COMBINED MEANING

cause

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Sense 1: A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case. Sense 2: As a verb, to make something happen.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fall

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Sense 1: To descend, drop, or lose an upright position. Sense 2: To be slain, defeated, overthrown, ruined, or brought down. Sense 3: To come upon or attack. Sense 4: To pass into a specified place, condition, power, or course, or to depart from a former standing. Sense 5: To happen, turn out, or be allotted. Sense 6: As a noun, descent, overthrow, ruin, or loss of standing.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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4:14¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

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4:15Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

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4:16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

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4:17For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

4:18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

4:19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

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