Proverbs 4:27

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

Cross-reference

Proverbs 16:17 describes the highway of the upright departing from evil, mirroring the command to remove foot from evil in 4:27.

Deuteronomy 5:32 commands not turning aside to right or left, identical to Proverbs 4:27's warning, tying wisdom to covenant obedience.

Deuteronomy 28:14 repeats the same 'not turn to right or left' phrase, linking Proverbs' wisdom warning to covenant blessings and curses.

Joshua 1:7 Parallel

Joshua 1:7 echoes 'turn not to the right hand or to the left' as a condition for success, reinforcing Proverbs' call to keep to the straight path.

Deuteronomy 17:11 uses identical language 'not turn aside to right or left' for obeying judicial rulings, echoing the same call to straight obedience.

Joshua 23:6 Parallel

Joshua 23:6 commands not turning aside from the law to right or left, directly paralleling the same idiom for staying on God's path.

1 Kings 22:43 says Jehoshaphat did not turn aside from doing right, directly applying the same idiom to a righteous king's walk.

2 Kings 22:2 says Josiah did not turn aside to right or left, using identical phrasing to describe his faithful obedience.

2 Chronicles 34:2 repeats the same assessment of Josiah — he did not turn aside, reinforcing the idiom for wholehearted devotion.

In Isaiah 30:21, the same 'right or left' language promises divine guidance—a voice telling you 'this is the way' when you stay on course.

Hebrews 12:13 directly quotes the LXX of Proverbs 4:26, urging 'make level paths for your feet'—a call to pursue holiness.

Isaiah 1:16 Parallel

Isaiah 1:16 calls to cease doing evil, parallel to removing foot from evil, but in a prophetic call to repentance.

Romans 12:9 Parallel

Romans 12:9 commands to abhor evil and cling to good, echoing the ethical turn from evil in Proverbs 4:27.