Proverbs 4:27
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Do not turn 
 
5186: to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, benda prim. root
to the rightיָמִ֥ין
(ya·min)
3225: right handfrom an unused word
nor 
 
408: not (a subjective neg.)a prim. particle
to the left;וּשְׂמֹ֑אול
(u·se·mo·vl;)
8040: the leftof uncertain derivation
Turnהָסֵ֖ר
(ha·ser)
5493: to turn asidea prim. root
your footרַגְלְךָ֣
(rag·le·cha)
7272: footof uncertain derivation
from evil.מֵרָֽע׃
(me·ra.)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa


















KJV Lexicon
Turn
natah  (naw-taw')
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
not to the right hand
yamiyn  (yaw-meen')
the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south -- + left-handed, right (hand, side), south.
nor to the left
smo'wl  (sem-ole')
dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand -- left (hand, side).
remove
cuwr  (soor)
to turn off (literal or figurative)
thy foot
regel  (reh'-gel)
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphem. the pudenda -- be able to endure, according as, after, coming, follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), great toe, haunt, journey, leg, piss, possession, time.
from evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Do not turn to the right nor to the left; Turn your foot from evil.

King James Bible
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't turn to the right or to the left; keep your feet away from evil.

International Standard Version
Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.

NET Bible
Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn yourself away from evil.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do not turn aside to the right or to the left, but remove your foot from evil.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Do not lean to the right or to the left. Walk away from evil.

King James 2000 Bible
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove your foot from evil.
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