Proverbs 1:15

My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

Cross-reference

Proverbs 1:8 introduces the father's instruction, providing the immediate context for the specific warning against sinners in 1:15.

Proverbs 13:20 contrasts walking with the wise vs fools, reinforcing the warning in Proverbs 1:15 to avoid sinners' company.

Proverbs 4:27 uses the same 'turn your foot away' image, applying the warning to avoid any evil path.

Proverbs 4:15 continues the instruction to avoid the evil path, echoing the call to 'hold back your foot' in Proverbs 1:15.

Proverbs 4:14 gives the same warning against walking in the wicked's path, reinforcing the command in Proverbs 1:15 with nearly identical wording.

Proverbs 3:31 warns against envying violent men or following their ways — a parallel admonition to avoid the same sinful path.

Proverbs 5:8 applies the principle to sexual temptation, advising to stay far from the adulteress's door.

Proverbs 9:6 urges walking in the way of insight—the positive alternative to avoiding the sinners' path in Proverbs 1:15.

2 Corinthians 6:17 echoes the call to separate from sinners, urging believers to come out and be distinct.

Jeremiah 14:10 describes people who did not restrain their feet, contrasting the warning and showing judgment on disobedience.

Psalm 119:101 mirrors the wording—'I hold back my feet'—showing commitment to avoid evil for God's word.

Psalm 26:5 Parallel

Psalm 26:5 declares hatred for evildoers' assembly, expanding the same principle of separation from the wicked.

Psalm 26:4 Parallel

Psalm 26:4 similarly rejects sitting with false men, reinforcing the command to avoid the company of sinners.

Psalm 1:1 Parallel

Psalm 1:1 opens with the same blessing on avoiding the way of sinners, directly paralleling the warning in Proverbs 1:15.

Job 34:8 Parallel

Job 34:8 accuses Job of keeping company with evildoers — exactly the behavior Proverbs 1:15 warns the son to avoid.

Numbers 22:21 shows Balaam doing the opposite of Proverbs 1:15's counsel — he goes with evildoers despite divine warning, serving as a cautionary contrast.

Exodus 23:2 Parallel

Exodus 23:2 directly warns against following the crowd into wrongdoing — the same command as Proverbs 1:15's call to avoid sinners' paths.

Isaiah 8:11 Parallel

Isaiah 8:11 records God's warning to Isaiah not to follow the way of this people — mirroring the father's warning in Proverbs 1:15.

Genesis 39:12 vividly illustrates the command—Joseph flees from sin, leaving his garment behind.

Genesis 39:10 shows Joseph refusing to listen to temptation, a narrative example of heeding the call to avoid sinners.