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Proverbs 4:14

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

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בְּאֹ֣רַחbeorachin mannerאֹרַחpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in manner”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH734a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravanmanner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way.רְ֭שָׁעִיםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תָּבֹ֑אtavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, a wish or indirect commandH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…וְאַלvealand notאַלconjunction, particle, negative — “and not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗רteashergoאָשַׁרverb, piel, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “go”, a wish or indirect commandH833to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, proper(call, be) bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.בְּדֶ֣רֶךְbederekhin alongדֶּרֶךְpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).רָעִֽיםraimbadרַעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

Young’s Literal Translation

Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers.

World English Bible

Don’t enter into the path of the wicked. Don’t walk in the way of evil men.

Darby Translation

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men]:

Douay-Rheims

Be not delighted in the paths of the wicked, neither let the way of evil men please thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Go not in the ways of the ungodly, neither covet the ways of transgressors.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁδοὺς ἀσεβῶν μὴ ἐπέλθῃς, μηδὲ ζηλώσῃς ὁδοὺς παρανόμων.