Proverbs 1:10-19
Christian Standard Bible
10 My son, if sinners entice you,(A)
don’t be persuaded.(B)
11 If they say—“Come with us!
Let’s set an ambush(C) and kill someone.[a]
Let’s attack some innocent person(D) just for fun![b]
12 Let’s swallow them alive,(E) like Sheol,
whole, like those who go down to the Pit.(F)
13 We’ll find all kinds of valuable property
and fill our houses with plunder.(G)
14 Throw in your lot with us,
and we’ll all share the loot”[c]—
15 my son, don’t travel that road with them(H)
or set foot on their path,(I)
16 because their feet run toward evil
and they hurry to shed blood.(J)
17 It is useless to spread a net
where any bird can see it,
18 but they set an ambush to kill themselves;[d]
they attack their own lives.
19 Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly;(K)
it takes the lives of those who receive it.[e]
Proverbs 1:10-19
New Living Translation
10 My child, if sinners entice you,
turn your back on them!
11 They may say, “Come and join us.
Let’s hide and kill someone!
Just for fun, let’s ambush the innocent!
12 Let’s swallow them alive, like the grave[a];
let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death.
13 Think of the great things we’ll get!
We’ll fill our houses with all the stuff we take.
14 Come, throw in your lot with us;
we’ll all share the loot.”
15 My child, don’t go along with them!
Stay far away from their paths.
16 They rush to commit evil deeds.
They hurry to commit murder.
17 If a bird sees a trap being set,
it knows to stay away.
18 But these people set an ambush for themselves;
they are trying to get themselves killed.
19 Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money;
it robs them of life.
Footnotes
- 1:12 Hebrew like Sheol.
Proverbs 16:29
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 16:29
New Living Translation
29 Violent people mislead their companions,
leading them down a harmful path.
Proverbs 25:26
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 25:26
New Living Translation
26 If the godly give in to the wicked,
it’s like polluting a fountain or muddying a spring.
Proverbs 27:3
Christian Standard Bible
3 A stone is heavy, and sand a burden,
but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Proverbs 27:3
New Living Translation
3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
Proverbs 28:10
Christian Standard Bible
10 The one who leads the upright into an evil way
will fall into his own pit,(A)
but the blameless will inherit what is good.(B)
Proverbs 28:10
New Living Translation
10 Those who lead good people along an evil path
will fall into their own trap,
but the honest will inherit good things.
The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible®, and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers, all rights reserved.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
