Proverbs 4

Proverbs 4:15

Avoid it, do not pass by it;
Turn away from it and pass on.

First off, an explanation:  "it" is the path of the wicked.  So, we're being warned not to go on that bad path.  It seems like pretty obvious advice, but how often do we still ignore it, and take that bad path to a bad destination?

But we're not only to avoid it.  We're not to even pass by it.  Don't go to that part of town.  You don't want to even take a path that crosses it, because you're probably toeing too close to the line then.  You want to avoid any path that even connects to that path, and keep going the right way.