Proverbs 1:10-19

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹⁰ My son,
if sinners lure you, do not go along.
¹¹ If they say,
“Come with us.
Let’s set an ambush to kill someone.
Let’s hide to ambush innocent people for fun.
¹² We’ll swallow them alive like the grave,
like those in good health who go into the pit.
¹³ We’ll find all kinds of valuable possessions.
We’ll fill our homes with stolen goods.
¹⁴ Join us.
We’ll split the loot equally.”

¹⁵ My son,
do not follow them in their way.
Do not even set foot on their path,
¹⁶ because they rush to do evil
and hurry to shed blood.
¹⁷ It does no good to spread a net
within the sight of any bird.
¹⁸ But these people set an ambush for their own murder.
They go into hiding only to lose their lives.
¹⁹ This is what happens to everyone
who is greedy for unjust gain.
Greed takes away his life.