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Proverbs 1:10-19
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Proverbs 1:10-19
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10 My son, if sinful men tempt you,
don’t give in to them.
11 They might say, “Come along with us.
Let’s hide and wait to kill someone who hasn’t done anything wrong.
Let’s catch some harmless person in our trap.
12 Let’s swallow them alive, as the grave does.
Let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down into the pit.
13 We’ll get all kinds of valuable things.
We’ll fill our houses with what we steal.
14 Cast lots with us for what they own.
We’ll share everything we take from them.”
15 My son, don’t go along with them.
Don’t even set your feet on their paths.
16 They are always in a hurry to sin.
They are quick to spill someone’s blood.
17 How useless it is to spread a net
where every bird can see it!
18 Those who hide and wait will spill their own blood.
They will be caught in their own trap.
19 That’s what happens to everyone
who goes after money in the wrong way.
That kind of money takes away
the life of those who get it.
Proverbs 1:10-19
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Proverbs 1:10-19
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10 My son, if sinful men entice(A) you,
do not give in(B) to them.(C)
11 If they say, “Come along with us;
let’s lie in wait(D) for innocent blood,
let’s ambush some harmless soul;
12 let’s swallow(E) them alive, like the grave,
and whole, like those who go down to the pit;(F)
13 we will get all sorts of valuable things
and fill our houses with plunder;
14 cast lots with us;
we will all share the loot(G)”—
15 my son, do not go along with them,
do not set foot(H) on their paths;(I)
16 for their feet rush into evil,(J)
they are swift to shed blood.(K)
17 How useless to spread a net
where every bird can see it!
18 These men lie in wait(L) for their own blood;
they ambush only themselves!(M)
19 Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
it takes away the life of those who get it.(N)
Proverbs 16:29
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Proverbs 16:29
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29 A person who wants to hurt others tries to get them to sin.
That person leads them down a path that isn’t good.
Proverbs 16:29
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Proverbs 16:29
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29 A violent person entices their neighbor
and leads them down a path that is not good.(A)
Proverbs 25:26
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Proverbs 25:26
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26 Sometimes godly people give in to those who are evil.
Then they become like a muddy spring of water or a polluted well.
Proverbs 25:26
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Proverbs 25:26
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26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well
are the righteous who give way to the wicked.
Proverbs 27:3
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Proverbs 27:3
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3 Stones are heavy, and sand weighs a lot.
But letting a foolish person make you angry is a heavier load than both of them.
Proverbs 27:3
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Proverbs 27:3
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3 Stone is heavy and sand(A) a burden,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Proverbs 28:10
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Proverbs 28:10
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10 Those who lead honest people down an evil path
will fall into their own trap.
But those who are without blame
will receive good things.
Proverbs 28:10
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Proverbs 28:10
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10 Whoever leads the upright along an evil path
will fall into their own trap,(A)
but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.
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