Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
Proverbs 9:6 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Leave simpleness, and live, and walk in the way of insight.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Forsake the foolish, and live; And go in the way of understanding. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Leave off, simple ones [forsake the foolish and simpleminded] and live! And walk in the way of insight and understanding. American Standard Version (1901) Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding. Common English Bible Abandon your simplistic ways and live; walk in the way of understanding.” Catholic Public Domain Version Leave behind childishness. And live and walk by the ways of prudence." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Forsake childishness, and live, and walk by the ways of prudence. |
Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
Hear, O daughter, consider, and incline your ear; forget your people and your father's house;
He who heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof goes astray.
He who walks with wise men becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness.
For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
that they may walk in my statutes and keep my ordinances and obey them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
“My servant David shall be king over them; and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall follow my ordinances and be careful to observe my statutes.
“Strive to enter by the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
And he testified with many other words and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.”
Therefore come out from them, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch nothing unclean; then I will welcome you,
Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues;