Proverbs 4:27

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“Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.”

What this verse means

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BSBPD

“Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: Remove thy foot from evil.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Incline not <FI>to<Fi> the right or to the left, Turn aside thy foot from evil!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 4:27 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 5:32So 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.
  2. Deuteronomy 12:32See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.
  3. Deuteronomy 28:14Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from any of the words I command you today, and do not go after other gods to serve them.
  4. Joshua 1:7Above 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.
  5. Proverbs 16:17The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.
  6. Isaiah 1:16Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
  7. Romans 12:9Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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