Proverbs 1:10 (BSB)
My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
From Proverbs 1. Also in the ESV.
Commentary on Proverbs 1:10
- Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 1:10-19: Here Solomon gives another general rule to young people, in order to their finding out, and keeping in, the paths of wisdom, and that is to take heed of the snare of bad company. David's psalms begin with this caution, and so do Solomon's proverbs; for nothing is more destructive, both to a lively devotion and to a regular conversation (Pro 1:10): "My son, whom...
- John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 1:10: My son, if sinners entice thee,.... Endeavour to seduce thee from thy parents, and draw thee aside from them, from listening to their instructions, advice, and commands; and make use of all plausible arguments to persuade thee to join with them in the sins they are addicted unto, and are continually employed in: for this is not to be understood of such who are sinners...
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 1:10: A solemn warning against temptation. entice--literally, "open the way." consent . . . not--Sin is in consenting or yielding to temptation, not in being tempted.
- Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Proverbs 1:10: My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. (i) That is, the wicked who do not have the fear of God.