15 Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.
Proverbs 4:15
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Proverbs 5:7–9
7 So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth. 8 Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house, 9 lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel;
Proverbs 4:26–27
26 Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure. 27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
Proverbs 1:14–16
14 Throw in your lot with us; let us all share one purse”— 15 my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path. 16 For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
Sirach 32:19–21
19 Do nothing without counsel, but when you have acted, don’t regret it. (WEB) 20 Don’t go in a way of conflict. Don’t stumble in stony places. (WEB) 21 Don’t be overconfident on a smooth road. (WEB)
Proverbs 7:24–26
24 Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth. 25 Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths. 26 For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.
Sirach 7:1–3
1 Do no evil, so no evil will overtake you. (WEB) 2 Depart from wrong, and it will turn away from you. (WEB) 3 My son, don’t sow upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and you won’t reap them sevenfold. (WEB)
1 Thessalonians 5:21–23
21 but test all things. Hold fast to what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil. 23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Sirach 28:25–26
25 so make a balance and a weight for your words, and make a door and a bar for your mouth. (WEB) 26 Take heed lest you slip with it, lest you fall before one who lies in wait. (WEB)
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