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Proverbs 1:10
My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text presents a father addressing his son amid warnings about the dangerous counsel of sinners. The instruction occurs between descriptions of wisdom's adornment and a specific invitation to violent conspiracy.
The words — The Hebrew terms יְפַתּוּךָ (ye.fa.Tu./kha) and תֹּבֵא (to.Ve') literally render "they will entice you" and "you be willing," framing the danger as a voluntary surrender to external pressure.
The thread — The warning against yielding to sinful persuasion recurs in Psalms 1:1, which forbids walking in the counsel of the wicked, and Proverbs 16:29, which notes how a violent man entices his neighbor down a harmful path. The New Testament echoes this boundary in Ephesians 5:11 by commanding believers to have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness.
Why it lands — The text commands a direct refusal when sinners extend an invitation, establishing personal responsibility for the point of yielding. It requires the reader to recognize enticement before it becomes compliance and to actively reject the path before it narrows.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Cross-references
- Ephesians 5:11 Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
- Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
- Proverbs 16:29 A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
- Proverbs 13:20 He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
- Deuteronomy 13:8 you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.
- Romans 16:18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
- Proverbs 7:21 With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.
- Psalms 50:18 When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.
- Proverbs 20:19 He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
- Genesis 39:7 and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”