Proverbs 4:27

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

King James Version
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Other Translations for Proverbs 4:27

BSB
Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
AKJV
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove your foot from evil.
CPDV
Turn aside, neither to the right, nor to the left; yet turn your foot away from evil. For the Lord knows the ways that are on the right, and truly, those that are on the left are perverse. But he himself will make your courses straight. Then your journey will advance in peace.
ERV
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
NHEB
Do not turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.
SMT
Thou shalt not decline to the right and the left: turn away thy foot from evil.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Proverbs 4:27

TurnH5186VerbnottotherighthandH3225Noun FemininenortotheleftH8040Noun MasculineremoveH5493VerbthyfootH7272Noun FemininefromevilH7451

Commentary for Proverbs 4:27

Please note: this is not Scripture

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Proverbs 4:27
Summary
Avoid temptation and stay on righteous course
Event
Warning against deviation
Estimated Time Period
c. 950 BC
Category
Teaching