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Proverbs 1:15

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Proverbs 1:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:
Proverbs 1:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Proverbs 1

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, And whole, as those that go down into the pit;
13We shall find all precious substance; We shall fill our houses with spoil;
14Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will all have one purse:
15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:
16For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.
17For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:
18And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The society of the wicked (way or path) is dangerous. Avoid the beginnings of sin (Pro 4:14; Psa 1:1; Psa 119:101).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“walk: Pro 4:14, Pro 4:15, Pro 9:6, Pro 13:20; Psa 1:1, Psa 26:4, Psa 26:5; Co2 6:17 refrain: Pro 4:27, Pro 5:8; Psa 119:101; Jer 14:10 Proverbs 1:16”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“After the men are described against whose enticements a warning is given forth, the warning is emphatically repeated, and is confirmed by a threefold reason: My son! go not in the way with them. Keep back thy foot from their path. If בּדרך (in the way), taken alone, cannot be equivalent to בדרך אחד (in one way), so is אתּם (with them) to be regarded as its determination. (Note: The Arab. grammarians regard this as half determination, and call it takhsys; that אתּם has with them the force of a virtually coordinated attributive; while, according to the Arab. gram., it is also possible that בּדרך, "in one way," is equivalent to on the common way, for in the indetermination sometimes there lies…”
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