Proverbs 1:15

1:15 My child, do not go down ¹  their way, ² 

withhold yourself ³  from their path; ⁴ 

Proverbs 24:1

24:1 Do not envy evil people, ⁵ 

do not desire ⁶  to be with them;

[1:15]  ¹ tn Heb “do not walk.”

[1:15]  ² tn Heb “in the way with them.”

[1:15]  ³ tn Heb “your foot.” The term “foot” (רֶגֶל, regel) is a synecdoche of part (= your foot) for the whole person (= yourself).

[1:15]  ⁴ sn The word “path” (נְתִיבָה, nÿtivah) like the word “way” (דֶּרֶךְ, derekh) is used as an idiom (developed from a hypocatastasis), meaning “conduct, course of life.”

[24:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “evil men,” although the context indicates a generic sense.

[24:1]  ⁶ tn The Hitpael jussive is from the verb that means “to crave; to desire.” This is more of a coveting, an intense desire.