Proverbs 1:15-16
Proverbs 1:8-19 The Message (MSG)
Pay close attention, friend, to what your father tells you; never forget what you learned at your mother’s knee. Wear their counsel like a winning crown, like rings on your fingers. Dear friend, if bad companions tempt you, don’t go along with them. If they say—“Let’s go out and raise some hell. Let’s beat up some old man, mug some old woman. Let’s pick them clean and get them ready for their funerals. We’ll load up on top-quality loot. We’ll haul it home by the truckload. Join us for the time of your life! With us, it’s share and share alike!”— Oh, friend, don’t give them a second look; don’t listen to them for a minute. They’re racing to a very bad end, hurrying to ruin everything they lay hands on. Nobody robs a bank with everyone watching, Yet that’s what these people are doing— they’re doing themselves in. When you grab all you can get, that’s what happens: the more you get, the less you are.
Proverbs 1:15-16 King James Version (KJV)
My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path: For their feet run to evil, And make haste to shed blood.
Proverbs 1:15-16 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
My son, do not walk in the way with them. Keep your feet from their path, For their feet run to evil And they hasten to shed blood.
Proverbs 1:15-16 New Century Version (NCV)
My child, do not go along with them; do not do what they do. They are eager to do evil and are quick to kill.
Proverbs 1:15-16 American Standard Version (ASV)
My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path: For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.
Proverbs 1:15-16 New International Version (NIV)
my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths; for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.
Proverbs 1:15-16 New King James Version (NKJV)
My son, do not walk in the way with them, Keep your foot from their path; For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.
Proverbs 1:15-16 Amplified Bible (AMP)
My son, do not walk on the road with them; Keep your foot [far] away from their path, For their feet run to evil, And they hurry to shed blood.
Proverbs 1:15-16 New Living Translation (NLT)
My child, don’t go along with them! Stay far away from their paths. They rush to commit evil deeds. They hurry to commit murder.