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Stop, my son, listening to instruction, And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
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Guard Your Mind from Error
Commentators agree this verse is a strong warning to actively avoid false teaching. This includes bad advice from peers or doctrines that contradict the 'words of knowledge,' which scholars identify as the truth found in Scripture. One scholar summarizes the point simply: it is wise to dread hearing any talk that 'instills loose and evil principles into the mind.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Literally, Cease, my son, to hear instruction, that you may err from the words of knowledge; this is advice given ironically to do that to…
19th Century
Anglican
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causes to err... — Or the passage may mean, Cease to hear instruction if …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction The counsel of bad men, or the doctrine of false teachers. The words are spok…
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It is wise for young men to dread hearing talk that instills loose and evil principles into the mind.
