Proverbs 4:27

Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.

Proverbs 4:27 · ESV

In context

24 Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. 25 Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. 26 Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. 27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.

Proverbs 4

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KJV King James Version — Proverbs 4:27 in the KJV
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: Remove thy foot from evil.
NIV New International Version — Proverbs 4:27 in the NIV
Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.