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Stay far away from their paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />my son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My son, do not walk in the way with them, Keep your foot from their path;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />My son, do not walk on the way with them. Keep your feet from their path,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />My son, do not walk in the way with them. Keep your feet from their path,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />My son, do not walk in the way with them. Keep your feet from their path,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My son, do not walk in the way with them. Withhold your feet from their pathway,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />My son, do not walk on the road with them; Keep your foot [far] away from their path,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />my son, don’t travel that road with them or set foot on their path,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />my son, don&#8217t travel that road with them or set foot on their path, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't follow anyone like that or do what they do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My son, do not follow them in their way. Do not even set foot on their path,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My child, don't go with people like that. Stay away from them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My son, do not go along with them, and keep your feet away from their paths!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My son, do not walk in the way with them. Keep your foot from their path,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />my son, don’t walk on the path with them. Keep your foot from their path, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My son! Do not go in the way with them, "" Withhold your foot from their path,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My son! go not in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My son, thou shalt not go in the way with them; withhold thy foot from their beaten paths:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My son, walk not thou with them, restrain thy foot from their paths. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />My son, do not walk with them. Preclude your feet from their paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My son, do not walk in the way with them, hold back your foot from their path! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />my child, do not walk in their way, keep your foot from their paths;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My son, do not walk in the way with them; but refrain your foot from their path;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My son, do not go in the way with them, but withhold your foot from their paths,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My son, walk not thou in the way with them, Restrain thy foot from their path;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />go not in the way with them, but turn aside thy foot from their paths:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/1-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=87" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/1.htm">The Enticement of Sin</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>Throw in your lot with us; let us all share one purse”— <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">my son,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: tê·lêḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">walk</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: bə·ḏe·reḵ (Prep-b:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">the road</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tām (Prep:: 3mp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with them</a> <a href="/hebrew/4513.htm" title="4513: mə·na‘ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To withhold, hold back. A primitive root; to debar from benefit or injury.">or set</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: raḡ·lə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">foot</a> <a href="/hebrew/5410.htm" title="5410: min·nə·ṯî·ḇā·ṯām (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Path, pathway. Or nthiybah; or nthibah; from an unused root meaning to tramp; a track.">upon their path.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1</a></span><br />Blessed 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-33.htm">1 Corinthians 15:33</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-11.htm">Ephesians 5:11</a></span><br />Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-17</a></span><br />Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a></span><br />Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-3.htm">1 Peter 4:3-4</a></span><br />For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry. / Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-15.htm">1 John 2:15-17</a></span><br />Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a></span><br />You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a></span><br />Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-22.htm">2 Timothy 2:22</a></span><br />Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/26-4.htm">Psalm 26:4-5</a></span><br />I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites. / I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-101.htm">Psalm 119:101</a></span><br />I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-17.htm">Jeremiah 15:17</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-11.htm">Isaiah 8:11</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD has spoken to me with a strong hand, instructing me not to walk in the way of this people:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-2.htm">Exodus 23:2</a></span><br />You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My son, walk not you in the way with them; refrain your foot from their path:</p><p class="hdg">walk</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/4-14.htm">Proverbs 4:14,15</a></b></br> Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil <i>men</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/9-6.htm">Proverbs 9:6</a></b></br> Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/13-20.htm">Proverbs 13:20</a></b></br> He that walketh with wise <i>men</i> shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.</p><p class="hdg">refrain</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/4-27.htm">Proverbs 4:27</a></b></br> Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/5-8.htm">Proverbs 5:8</a></b></br> Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-101.htm">Psalm 119:101</a></b></br> I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/140-5.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/psalms/121-3.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/psalms/139-10.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/psalms/143-10.htm">Path</a> <a href="/psalms/119-15.htm">Paths</a> <a href="/psalms/40-9.htm">Refrain</a> <a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Restrain</a> <a href="/psalms/143-8.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-10.htm">Way</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-3.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/psalms/84-11.htm">Withhold</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/1-16.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-23.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-19.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-9.htm">Path</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-8.htm">Paths</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-5.htm">Refrain</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-16.htm">Restrain</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-7.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-31.htm">Way</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-19.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-27.htm">Withhold</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/1-1.htm">The use of the proverbs</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">An exhortation to fear God, and believe his word</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/1-10.htm">to avoid the enticing of sinners</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/1-20.htm">Wisdom complains of her contempt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">She threatens her contemners</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>my son</b><br>This phrase indicates a personal and intimate address, often used in wisdom literature to convey a fatherly or mentor-like relationship. It reflects the familial context in which wisdom was traditionally passed down, emphasizing the importance of guidance and instruction within the family unit. This approach is consistent with the broader biblical theme of God as a Father who instructs His children, as seen in passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-7</a>, where parents are commanded to teach their children diligently.<p><b>do not walk the road with them</b><br>This warning against companionship with sinners is a recurring theme in Proverbs, highlighting the dangers of associating with those who engage in wickedness. The "road" symbolizes one's life journey or moral path. In biblical times, roads were often treacherous and fraught with danger, making this metaphor particularly vivid. The New Testament echoes this sentiment in <a href="/1_corinthians/15-33.htm">1 Corinthians 15:33</a>, which warns that "bad company corrupts good character." The call to avoid the path of the wicked is a call to holiness and separation from sin, aligning with the broader biblical narrative of God's people being set apart.<p><b>or set foot upon their path</b><br>The imagery of setting foot on a path suggests the beginning of a journey or a decision to follow a certain way of life. In ancient Israel, paths and roads were significant as they connected cities and regions, but they also represented choices and directions in life. This phrase warns against even the initial step towards sin, emphasizing the importance of vigilance and discernment. The Psalms often contrast the path of the righteous with the path of the wicked, as seen in <a href="/psalms/1.htm">Psalm 1:1-2</a>, which blesses the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked. This highlights the biblical principle of choosing the path of righteousness and wisdom over the path of folly and sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally considered the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. He wrote Proverbs to impart wisdom and instruction.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_son.htm">The Son</a></b><br>The recipient of Solomon's advice, representing young people or those seeking wisdom. The term "son" is often used in Proverbs to denote a student or disciple.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Those who engage in sinful or immoral behavior, often depicted in Proverbs as leading others astray.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_path.htm">The Path</a></b><br>Symbolic of one's life choices and moral direction. In Proverbs, paths often represent the way of wisdom versus the way of folly.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_road.htm">The Road</a></b><br>Similar to the path, it represents the journey of life and the decisions one makes along the way.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/avoidance_of_sinful_influences.htm">Avoidance of Sinful Influences</a></b><br><a href="/proverbs/1-15.htm">Proverbs 1:15</a> warns against associating with those who engage in sinful behavior. As Christians, we are called to be in the world but not of it, maintaining our integrity and purity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_relationships.htm">Discernment in Relationships</a></b><br>We must exercise discernment in choosing our companions. Surrounding ourselves with godly influences can strengthen our walk with Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_wisdom.htm">The Importance of Wisdom</a></b><br>Seeking wisdom and understanding is crucial in making righteous choices. Proverbs encourages us to pursue wisdom as a guiding principle in life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_choices.htm">The Consequences of Choices</a></b><br>Every path we choose has consequences. <a href="/proverbs/1-15.htm">Proverbs 1:15</a> reminds us to consider the long-term impact of our decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guidance_for_the_young.htm">Guidance for the Young</a></b><br>This verse serves as a reminder for young people to heed the advice of their elders and seek guidance from Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'dross'_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on gangs?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_biblical_proverb.htm">What defines a biblical proverb?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_abiram_in_the_bible.htm">What signifies the wide gate leading to destruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god's_mercy_shown_in_1_sam_2_25.htm">1 Samuel 2:25 suggests the Lord intended to kill Eli's sons--how does this reconcile with the concept of a merciful, forgiving deity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My son, walk not thou in the way with them.</span> The admonitory strain of ver. 10 is again resumed, and in vers. 16-19 the teacher states the reasons which should dissuade youth from listening to the temptations of sinners. <span class="accented">My son.</span> The recurrence of these words for the third time in this address marks the affectionate interest, the loving solicitude, in which the admonition is addressed. <span class="accented">Walk not thou.</span> Immediate and entire abandonment is counselled. The warning is practically a repetition of ver. 10, and is given again in <a href="/proverbs/4-14.htm">Proverbs 4:14</a>, "Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men." <span class="accented">Way</span>; <span class="hebrew">דֶרֶך</span> (<span class="accented">derek</span>) means, figuratively, the way of living and acting (Gesenius). "Mores et consuetudines" (Bayne); cf. <a href="/proverbs/12-15.htm">Proverbs 12:15</a>, "the fool's way;" 22:25; and <a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1</a>. The meaning is "associate not with them, have no dealings whatever with them." <span class="cmt_word">Refrain thy foot from their path;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> keep back thy foot, or make not one step in compliance, resist the very first solicitations to evil. Compare the legal maxim, <span class="accented">Initiis obsta. Refrain</span>; <span class="hebrew">מְגַע</span> (<span class="accented">m'na</span>) is from <span class="hebrew">מָנַע</span> (<span class="accented">mana</span>), "to keep back, restrain;' LXX., <span class="greek">ἔκκινον</span> (cf. <a href="/psalms/119-101.htm">Psalm 119:101</a>, "I have refrained my feet from every evil way;" <a href="/jeremiah/14-10.htm">Jeremiah 14:10</a>, "Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet"). Restraining the foot carries with it indirectly the natural inclination or propensity of the heart, even of the good, towards evil (Cartwright). <span class="accented">Foot</span> (<span class="hebrew">רֶגֶל</span> <span class="accented">regel</span>) is, of course, used metaphorically, and means less the member of the body than the idea suggested by it; hence the use of the singular (Gejerus, Delitzsch). Bayne remarks that the Hebrews understood this passage as meaning "neither in public nor private life have any dealings with sinners." <span class="accented">Path</span> (<span class="hebrew">נָתִיב</span>, <span class="accented">nathiv</span>) is a beaten path, a pathway, a byway; from the unused root <span class="hebrew">נָתַב</span> (<span class="accented">nathav</span>), "to tread, trample;" and hence, while "way" may mean the great public high road, "path" may stand for the bypath, less frequented or public. The same distinction probably occurs in <a href="/psalms/25-4.htm">Psalm 25:4</a>, "Show me thy ways, O Lord; and teach me thy paths." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/1-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">my son,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">walk</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּלֵ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(tê·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the road</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏe·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with them</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or set</span><br /><span class="heb">מְנַ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(mə·na‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4513.htm">Strong's 4513: </a> </span><span class="str2">To debar, from benefit, injury</span><br /><br /><span class="word">foot</span><br /><span class="heb">רַ֝גְלְךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(raḡ·lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foot, a step, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon their path.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(min·nə·ṯî·ḇā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5410.htm">Strong's 5410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Path, pathway</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/1-15.htm">Proverbs 1:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/1-15.htm">Proverbs 1:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/1-15.htm">Proverbs 1:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/1-15.htm">Proverbs 1:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/1-15.htm">Proverbs 1:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/1-15.htm">Proverbs 1:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/1-15.htm">Proverbs 1:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/1-15.htm">Proverbs 1:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/1-15.htm">Proverbs 1:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/1-15.htm">Proverbs 1:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/1-15.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 1:15 My son don't walk in the way (Prov. 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