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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />My child, if sinners entice you, turn your back on them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice you, Do not be willing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice you, don’t be persuaded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice you, don&#8217t be persuaded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't be tempted by sinners or listen <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My son, if sinners lure you, do not go along.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My child, when sinners tempt you, don't give in. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My child, if sinners try to entice you, do not consent! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent. <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, if sinners entice you, do not be willing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My son, if they sinning shall entice thee, thou shalt not go in.<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, if sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />My son, if sinners should entice you, do not consent to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My son, should sinners entice you, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My child, if sinners entice you, do not consent.<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, if sinners entice you, consent not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My son if sinners entice you, do not consent,<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, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>My</i> son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, neither consent thou <i>to them</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/1-10.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=56" 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">9</span>For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck. <span class="reftext">10</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/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/2400.htm" title="2400: ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm (Adj-mp) -- Sinful, sinners. Intensively from chata'; a criminal, or one accounted guilty.">sinners</a> <a href="/hebrew/6601.htm" title="6601: yə·p̄at·tū·ḵā (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to open, i.e. Be roomy; usually figuratively to be simple or delude.">entice you,</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/14.htm" title="14: tō·ḇê (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-2ms) -- To be willing, to consent. A primitive root; to breathe after, i.e. to be acquiescent.">yield to them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,…<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="/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="/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="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.<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/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a></span><br />Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.<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="/matthew/6-13.htm">Matthew 6:13</a></span><br />And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’<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="/galatians/5-16.htm">Galatians 5:16-17</a></span><br />So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. / For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.<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</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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/39-7.htm">Genesis 39:7-10</a></span><br />and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.” / But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care. / No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?” ...<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Deuteronomy 13:6-8</a></span><br />If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known, / the gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, whether from one end of the earth or the other), / you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Psalm 119:11</a></span><br />I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My son, if sinners entice you, consent you not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/7-21.htm">Proverbs 7:21-23</a></b></br> With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him… </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="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/20-19.htm">Proverbs 20:19</a></b></br> He that goeth about <i>as</i> a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/83-5.htm">Consent</a> <a href="/job/36-18.htm">Entice</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-3.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/147-6.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/psalms/146-9.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/119-108.htm">Willing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/6-35.htm">Consent</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-14.htm">Entice</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-8.htm">Right</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-22.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-15.htm">Way</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-26.htm">Willing</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 paternal or mentoring relationship, suggesting wisdom being passed from a father to a son. It reflects the familial structure of ancient Israelite society, where the family was the primary unit of education and moral instruction. The use of "my son" is common in wisdom literature, emphasizing the personal and intimate nature of the guidance being offered. It also mirrors God's relationship with His people, portraying Him as a loving Father who desires the best for His children.<p><b>if sinners entice you</b><br>The term "sinners" refers to those who live in opposition to God's laws and moral standards. In the context of ancient Israel, this could include idolaters, thieves, or those who engage in corrupt practices. The word "entice" suggests a temptation or lure, often appealing to one's desires or weaknesses. This reflects the ever-present danger of being led astray by those who reject God's ways. The Bible frequently warns against the influence of the wicked, as seen in <a href="/psalms/1.htm">Psalm 1:1</a>, which advises against walking in the counsel of the ungodly.<p><b>do not yield to them</b><br>This is a clear directive to resist temptation and maintain one's integrity. The call to "not yield" implies an active decision to stand firm in one's convictions, despite external pressures. This echoes the broader biblical theme of resisting evil, as seen in <a href="/james/4-7.htm">James 4:7</a>, which encourages believers to resist the devil. The instruction aligns with the teachings of Jesus, who resisted temptation in the wilderness (<a href="/matthew/4.htm">Matthew 4:1-11</a>), serving as a model for believers to follow. The emphasis is on personal responsibility and the strength found in adhering to God's wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/my_son.htm">My Son</a></b><br>This phrase is often used in Proverbs to address the reader in a personal and intimate manner, suggesting a fatherly or mentoring relationship. It implies a setting of instruction and guidance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sinners.htm">Sinners</a></b><br>Refers to those who live in opposition to God's commandments and seek to lead others astray. In the context of Proverbs, sinners are often portrayed as those who reject wisdom and pursue wickedness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/enticement.htm">Enticement</a></b><br>The act of luring or tempting someone into sin or wrongdoing. This is a common theme in Proverbs, warning against the seductive nature of sin.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/guard_your_heart.htm">Guard Your Heart</a></b><br>Be vigilant in protecting your heart and mind from the influence of those who do not follow God's ways. This requires discernment and a commitment to God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognize_the_deception_of_sin.htm">Recognize the Deception of Sin</a></b><br>Understand that sin often appears attractive and harmless at first. Recognize the long-term consequences and the spiritual danger it poses.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seek_godly_counsel.htm">Seek Godly Counsel</a></b><br>Surround yourself with wise and godly individuals who can provide support and guidance. This community can help you resist temptation and grow in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/develop_spiritual_discernment.htm">Develop Spiritual Discernment</a></b><br>Cultivate the ability to discern right from wrong through regular study of Scripture and prayer. This will help you identify and resist enticements.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stand_firm_in_faith.htm">Stand Firm in Faith</a></b><br>Strengthen your resolve to follow God's commandments, even when faced with pressure or temptation from others.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">If sinners entice thee.--</span>A warning against taking part in brigandage, a crime to which Palestine was at all times peculiarly exposed, from the wild character of its formation, and from its neighbourhood to predatory tribes, who would invade the country whenever the weakness of the government gave them an opening. The insecurity to life and property thus occasioned would provide a tempting opportunity for the wilder spirits of the community to seek a livelihood by plunder.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My son, if sinners entice thee.</span> (As to the form of address, see ver. 8.) It is here used because the writer is passing to a warning against bad company, and hence the term is emphatic, and intended to call especial attention to what is said. It is repeated again in ver. 15, at a further stage in this address, with the same view. <span class="accented">Sinners</span>; <span class="hebrew">חַטָּאִים</span> (<span class="accented">khattaim</span>), the plural of <span class="hebrew">חַטָּא</span> (<span class="accented">khatta</span>), from the root <span class="hebrew">חָטָּא</span> (<span class="accented">khata</span>), properly "to miss the mark, to err;" cf. Greek, <span class="greek">ἀμαρτάνω</span>, "to sin" (Gesenius), here equivalent to "habitual, abandoned sinners," and those especially who make robbery and bloodshed a profession. Not simply <span class="accented">peccantes, i.e.</span> sinners as a generic designation of the human race, for "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God" (<a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a>), but <span class="accented">peccatores</span> (Chaldee, Syriac, Pagin., Tigur., Versions and Vulgate). "sinners," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> those who sin habitually, knowingly, wilfully, and maliciously (Gejerus), or those who give themselves up to iniquity, and persuade others to follow their example (Cartwright). In the New Testament they are styled <span class="greek">ἀμαρτωλοὶ</span>. They are those of whom David speaks in strikingly parallel language in <a href="/psalms/26-9.htm">Psalm 26:9</a>, "Gather not my soul with sinners (<span class="accented">khattaim</span>), nor my life with bloody men" (cf. <a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1</a>). The LXX. has <span class="greek">ἄνδρες ἀσεβεῖς</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> ungodly, unholy men). <span class="accented">Entice thee</span>; '<span class="hebrew">יְפַתּוּך</span> (<span class="accented">y'phattukha</span>); the piel form, <span class="hebrew">פִתָּה</span> (<span class="accented">pitah</span>), of the kal <span class="hebrew">פָתָּה</span> (<span class="accented">patah</span>), "to open," and hence to make accessible to persuasion, akin to the Greek <span class="greek">πειθεῖν</span>, "to persuade." The noun <span class="hebrew">פְּתִי</span> (<span class="accented">p'thi</span>), is "one easily enticed or persuaded" (Gesenius). The LXX. reads <span class="greek">μὴ</span> <span class="greek">πλανήσωσιν</span>, "let them not lead thee astray." The idea is expressed in the Vulgate by <span class="accented">lactaverint</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "if sinners allure or deceive thee with fair words." The Syriac, Montan., Jun. et Tremell., Versions read <span class="accented">pellexerint</span>, from <span class="accented">pellicio</span>, "to entice." <span class="cmt_word">Consent thou not.</span> (<span class="hebrew">אַלאּתֹּבֵא</span>, <span class="accented">al-tove</span> <span class="hebrew">א</span>). The Masoretic text here has been emended by Kennicott and De Rossi, who, on the joint authority of fifty-eight manuscripts, maintain that <span class="hebrew">תֹּבֵא</span> (<span class="accented">tove</span> <span class="hebrew">א</span>) should be written <span class="hebrew">תּלֺאבֵא</span> (<span class="accented">tosves</span>). Others read <span class="hebrew">תָּבלֺא</span> (<span class="accented">tavos</span>)<span class="accented">, i.e.</span> "thou shalt not go," which, though good sense, is incorrect. <span class="hebrew">אַלאּ</span> (<span class="accented">al</span>) is the adverb of negation, <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">q.</span> <span class="greek">μὴ</span>, <span class="accented">ne.</span> The Hebrew <span class="hebrew">תֹּבֵא</span> (<span class="accented">toves</span>) is derived from <span class="hebrew">אָבָה</span> (<span class="accented">avah</span>). "to agree to, to be willing" (Gesenius, Delitzsch), the preformative <span class="hebrew">א</span> being omitted, and is accurately rendered by the LXX., <span class="greek">μὴ βουληθῇς</span>, and the Vulgate, <span class="accented">ne acquiescas.</span> The warning is especially brief and striking. The only answer to all enticements of evil is a decided negative (Plumptre). Compare St. Paul's advice to the Ephesians (<a href="/ephesians/5-11.htm">Ephesians 5:11</a>, "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them"). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/1-10.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">בְּנִ֡י</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">if</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sinners</span><br /><span class="heb">חַ֝טָּאִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2400.htm">Strong's 2400: </a> </span><span class="str2">A criminal, one accounted guilty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">entice you,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְפַתּ֥וּךָ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·p̄at·tū·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6601.htm">Strong's 6601: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open, be, roomy, to be, simple, delude</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">yield [to them].</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּבֵֽא׃</span> <span class="translit">(tō·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_14.htm">Strong's 14: </a> </span><span class="str2">To breathe after, to be acquiescent</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/1-10.htm">Proverbs 1:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/1-10.htm">Proverbs 1:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/1-10.htm">Proverbs 1:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/1-10.htm">Proverbs 1:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/1-10.htm">Proverbs 1:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/1-10.htm">Proverbs 1:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/1-10.htm">Proverbs 1:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/1-10.htm">Proverbs 1:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/1-10.htm">Proverbs 1:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/1-10.htm">Proverbs 1:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/1-10.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 1:10 My son if sinners entice you don't (Prov. 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