King James Version
Proverbs 4:27 in the King James Version says “Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.”
Proverbs 4:27 · KJV
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. let: or, all thy ways shall be ordered aright
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“Turn”
H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
“not to the right hand”
H3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
“nor to the left”
H8040properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e., the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand
“thy foot”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
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