My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Parallel translations
- WEB My son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent.
- BSB My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
- ESV My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
- 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 5:11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
- Prov 16:29A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
- Ps 1:1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
- Prov 13:20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
- Deut 13:8Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:
- Rom 16:18For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
- Prov 7:21–23With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
- Prov 20:19He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
- Ps 50:18When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.
- Gen 39:7–13And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
- Judg 16:16–21And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;
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Wisdom personified, with God before creation and the agent of all things, anticipates Christ 'in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom' — the wisdom of God made flesh.
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