Proverbs 4:14-17

A Father's Wise Instruction

¹⁴ _a Do not enter the path of the wicked,
and do not walk in the way of the evil.
¹⁵ Avoid it; do not go on it;
turn away from it and pass on.
¹⁶ For they _b cannot sleep unless they have done wrong;
they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.
¹⁷ For they eat the bread of wickedness
_c and drink the wine of violence.

1. Cross References
   Proverbs 1:15
   My son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths.
   Psalms 1:1
   Book One Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers.
   
2. Cross References
   Psalms 36:4
   He plots trouble while on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not reject evil.
   
3. Cross References
   Amos 2:8
   They lay themselves down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge, and in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.