My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. {the unrighteous...: Heb. the man of iniquity} {abundantly...: Heb. multiply to pardon}

Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. {laid...: Heb. made the iniquity of us all to meet on him}

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. {before: Heb. with}

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, {hath...: or, to all men, hath appeared}

{It is} time for {thee}, LORD, to work: {for} they have made void thy law.

Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.

Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts. {I am...: Heb. thy name is called upon me}

My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or {whether} I speak of myself.

We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. {is born: Gr. has been born}

Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.

Blessed {is} the man {that} doeth this, and the son of man {that} layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.