'Avoid' in the Bible

But Onan knew that the offspring wouldn't be his own heir, so whenever he had sexual relations with his brother's wife, he would spill his semen on the ground to avoid fathering offspring for his brother.

If the people avoid dealing with that man when he offers his child to Molech that is, if they fail to execute him

If you build a new house, you must construct a guard rail around your roof to avoid being culpable in the event someone should fall from it.

“When you are encamped against your enemies, be careful to avoid anything offensive.

“Now a traveler (visitor) came to the rich man,And to avoid taking one from his own flock or herdTo prepare [a meal] for the traveler who had come to him,He took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for his guest.”

So I said, "What you're doing isn't right! Shouldn't you live in the fear of our God to avoid shame from our foreign enemies?

Avoid evil and do good! Seek peace and pursue it!

I do not avoid your judgments, for you pointed them out to me.

Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

Let your way [in life] be far from her,And do not go near the door of her house [avoid even being near the places of temptation],

What the wise have to teach is a fountain of life and causes someone to avoid the snares of death.

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,That one may avoid the snares of death.

For the discerning the path of life leads upward,so that he may avoid going down to Sheol.

By mercy and lovingkindness and truth [not superficial ritual] wickedness is cleansed from the heart,And by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.

All the relatives of a poor person shun him how much more do his friends avoid him! Though he runs after them pleading, they aren't around.

The one who reveals secrets is a constant gossip;avoid someone with a big mouth.

a time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing;

The one who lives righteouslyand speaks rightly,who refuses gain from extortion,whose hand never takes a bribe,who stops his ears from listening to murderous plotsand shuts his eyes to avoid endorsing evil—

Honesty has disappeared; the one who tries to avoid evil is robbed. The Lord watches and is displeased, for there is no justice.

Look, I'm beginning to bring disaster on the city that is called by my name, and do you actually think you will avoid punishment? You won't avoid punishment because I'm summoning the sword against all those who live in the land," declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.'"

He'll also take their gods, their molten images, and their valuable vessels of silver and gold into Egypt as hostages. He'll avoid the northern king for a number of years.

The best of them is like a thorn; the most godly among them are more dangerous than a row of thorn bushes. The day you try to avoid by posting watchmen -- your appointed time of punishment -- is on the way, and then you will experience confusion.