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Proverbs 4:27
Proverbs 4:27 is verse 27 of Proverbs chapter 4, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
King James Version
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
World English Bible
Don’t turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.
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Proverbs 4:25–27 · Berean Standard Bible
25 Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
26 Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Deuteronomy 5:32So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.
Deuteronomy 12:32See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.
Deuteronomy 28:14Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from any of the words I command you today, and do not go after other gods to serve them.
Joshua 1:7Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.
Proverbs 16:17The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.
Isaiah 1:16Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
Romans 12:9Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.