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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 4, Verse 14

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Take fast hold of instruction; let [her] not go: keep her; for she [is] thy life.
King James Version
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil [men].
American Standard Version
Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.
New English Translation
Do not enter the path of the wicked or walk in the way of those who are evil.
World English Bible
Don't enter into the path of the wicked. Don't walk in the way of evil men.
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Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
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For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause [some] to fall.
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For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
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But the path of the just [is] as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
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The way of the wicked [is] as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
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My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
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Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
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For they [are] life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
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Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life.
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Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.