My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
Parallel translations
- WEB My son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent.
- KJV My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
- NKJV My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.
- NASB My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.
- NLT My child, if sinners entice you, turn your back on them!
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Quick answer
When sinners try to lure you into evil, refuse to go along. It matters because wisdom begins with the resolve to say no to temptation.
Overview
The first concrete warning targets peer pressure toward sin. The simple imperative 'don't consent' locates the decisive moment of resistance at the will. This echoes the consistent biblical call to flee evil and reflects the believer's daily need to refuse sin's enticement by God's grace.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Eph 5:11Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
- Prov 16:29A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
- Ps 1:1Blessed 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.
- Prov 13:20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
- Deut 13:8you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.
- Rom 16:18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
- Prov 7:21–23With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.
- Prov 20:19He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
- Ps 50:18When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.
- Gen 39:7–13and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
- Judg 16:16–21Finally, after she had pressed him daily with her words and pleaded until he was sick to death,
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