Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil. New Living Translation Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil. English Standard Version Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil. Berean Standard Bible Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil. King James Bible Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. New King James Version Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil. New American Standard Bible Do not turn to the right or to the left; Turn your foot from evil. NASB 1995 Do not turn to the right nor to the left; Turn your foot from evil. NASB 1977 Do not turn to the right nor to the left; Turn your foot from evil. Legacy Standard Bible Do not turn to the right nor to the left; Turn your foot from evil. Amplified Bible Do not turn away to the right nor to the left [where evil may lurk]; Turn your foot from [the path of] evil. Christian Standard Bible Don’t turn to the right or to the left; keep your feet away from evil. Holman Christian Standard Bible Don’t turn to the right or to the left; keep your feet away from evil. American Standard Version Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: Remove thy foot from evil. Contemporary English Version Don't make a mistake by turning to the right or the left. English Revised Version Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. GOD'S WORD® Translation Do not lean to the right or to the left. Walk away from evil. Good News Translation Avoid evil and walk straight ahead. Don't go one step off the right way. International Standard Version Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil. Majority Standard Bible Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil. NET Bible Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn yourself away from evil. New Heart English Bible Do not turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil. Webster's Bible Translation Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. World English Bible Don’t turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionDo not incline [to] the right or to the left, "" Turn aside your foot from evil! Young's Literal Translation Incline not to the right or to the left, Turn aside thy foot from evil! Smith's Literal Translation Thou shalt not decline to the right and the left: turn away thy foot from evil. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleDecline not to the right hand, nor to the left: turn away thy foot from evil. For the Lord knoweth the ways that are on the right hand: but those are perverse which are on the left hand. But he will make thy courses straight, he will bring forward thy ways in peace. Catholic Public Domain Version Turn aside, neither to the right, nor to the left; yet turn your foot away from evil. For the Lord knows the ways that are on the right, and truly, those that are on the left are perverse. But he himself will make your courses straight. Then your journey will advance in peace. New American Bible Turn neither to right nor to left, keep your foot far from evil. New Revised Standard Version Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTurn not to the right hand nor to the left; but remove your foot from evil. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Do not turn aside to the right or to the left, but remove your foot from evil. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Turn not to the right hand nor to the left; Remove thy foot from evil. Brenton Septuagint Translation Turn not aside to the right hand nor to the left, but turn away thy foot from an evil way: for God knows the ways on the right hand, but those on the left are crooked:and he will make thy ways straight, and will guide thy steps in peace. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Father's Instruction…26Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure. 27Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil. Cross References Isaiah 30:21 And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.” Deuteronomy 5:32 So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left. Joshua 1:7 Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go. Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Matthew 7:13-14 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. Hebrews 12:13 Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed. Ephesians 5:15-16 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, / redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Psalm 119:9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word. 2 Timothy 2:22 Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 1 Peter 2:21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps: Psalm 1:1-2 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. / But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. Colossians 2:6 Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him, Romans 12:2 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. Galatians 5:16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 but test all things. Hold fast to what is good. / Abstain from every form of evil. Treasury of Scripture Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove your foot from evil. turn Deuteronomy 5:32 Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. Deuteronomy 12:32 What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. Deuteronomy 28:14 And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them. remove Proverbs 16:17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. Isaiah 1:16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; Romans 12:9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. Jump to Previous Evil Feet Foot Hand Incline Remove Right Swerve Turn TurningJump to Next Evil Feet Foot Hand Incline Remove Right Swerve Turn TurningProverbs 4 1. persuades to wisdom14. and to show wickedness 20. He exhorts to sanctification Do not swerve The phrase "do not swerve" is a call to steadfastness and unwavering commitment to the path of righteousness. In the Hebrew text, the word used here can be understood as "to turn aside" or "to deviate." This is a warning against being distracted or led astray by temptations or false teachings. Historically, the Israelites were often tempted to follow the practices of surrounding nations, which led them away from God's commandments. This phrase encourages believers to remain focused on God's path, emphasizing the importance of discipline and perseverance in the Christian walk. to the right or to the left turn your feet from evil
Hebrew Do notאַֽל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not swerve תֵּט־ (têṭ-) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend to the right יָמִ֥ין (yā·mîn) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3225: The right hand, side, the south or to the left; וּשְׂמֹ֑אול (ū·śə·mō·wl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8040: Dark, the north, the left hand turn הָסֵ֖ר (hā·sêr) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5493: To turn aside your feet {away} רַגְלְךָ֣ (raḡ·lə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda from evil. מֵרָֽע׃ (mê·rā‘) Preposition | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil Links Proverbs 4:27 NIVProverbs 4:27 NLT Proverbs 4:27 ESV Proverbs 4:27 NASB Proverbs 4:27 KJV Proverbs 4:27 BibleApps.com Proverbs 4:27 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 4:27 Chinese Bible Proverbs 4:27 French Bible Proverbs 4:27 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 4:27 Don't turn to the right hand (Prov. Pro Pr) |
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