Proverbs 4:14

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

Cross-references

In Proverbs 1:10, the father warns against sinners' enticement — reinforcing the same command to avoid the wicked path.

In Proverbs 1:15, the father says 'do not walk in the way with them' — nearly identical to Proverbs 4:14's warning.

In Proverbs 2:12, wisdom delivers from the way of evil — directly related to avoiding the path of the wicked.

Proverbs 9:6 echoes the same call to abandon folly and walk in insight, reinforcing the choice between two paths.

Proverbs 13:20 warns that companions of fools suffer harm, directly paralleling the command to avoid the wicked's path.

Proverbs 7:25 warns specifically against straying into the adulteress's paths, applying the general command to a particular temptation.

Psalm 1:1 Parallel

Psalm 1:1 describes the blessed man who does not walk with the wicked, exactly matching this warning.

Psalm 26:4 Parallel

Psalm 26:4 declares the psalmist's refusal to sit with false men, aligning with avoiding the wicked's way.

Psalm 26:5 Parallel

Psalm 26:5 states hatred for the assembly of evildoers, reinforcing the command to avoid their path.

1 Corinthians 15:33 warns 'bad company ruins good morals,' a New Testament parallel to avoiding wicked company.

Exodus 23:2 Parallel

Exodus 23:2 commands not to follow a crowd to do evil, similar to not entering the path of the wicked.

Job 34:8 Parallel

Job 34:7-8 accuses Job of walking with evildoers, mirroring the very path Proverbs 4:14 warns against.

Matthew 26:41 echoes the same call to avoid temptation, showing the spiritual vigilance needed to not enter the path of evil.

Ephesians 5:11 commands believers to take no part in darkness — a New Testament parallel to refusing the wicked path.