Proverbs 1:10-12

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Avoid Evil Counsel

¹⁰My son, if sinners entice you,
    do not consent.
¹¹If they say, “Come with us!
    Let’s lie in wait for blood;
        let’s ambush some innocent person for no reason at all.
¹²Let’s swallow them alive like Sheol,^[a]
    and whole like those who go down into the Pit.^[b]

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Proverbs 1:12 I.e. the realm of the dead; possibly an allusion to the rebellion of Korah (cf. Num 16:33)
Proverbs 1:12 I.e. the place of punishment in the afterlife

Proverbs 1:10-12

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¹⁰My son, if sinful men entice^(A) you,
    do not give in^(B) to them.^(C)
¹¹If they say, “Come along with us;
    let’s lie in wait^(D) for innocent blood,
    let’s ambush some harmless soul;
¹²let’s swallow^(E) them alive, like the grave,
    and whole, like those who go down to the pit;^(F)

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