Holy Scripture

Proverbs 4:27

A church father on this verse
“Virtue occupies the middle position; whence also he says, that manly courage is the mean between boldness and cowardice. And now he mentions the "right," not meaning thereby things which are right by nature, such as the virtues, but things which seem to thee to be right on account of their pleasures. Now pleasures are…”
Hippolytus of Rome, 3th c. — Hippolytus Exegetical Fragments

Source: Septuagint

Original

27Turn not aside to the right hand nor to the left, But turn away thy foot from an evil way: a For God knows the ways on the right hand, But those on the left are crooked: b And he will make thy ways straight, And will guide thy steps in peace.

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In context

25Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids assent to just things.

26Make straight paths for thy feet, And order thy ways aright.

— Proverbs 4:27 —

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