Proverbs 1:10-19
Revised Standard Version
10 My son, if sinners entice you,
do not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood,
let us wantonly ambush the innocent;
12 like Sheol let us swallow them alive
and whole, like those who go down to the Pit:
13 we shall find all precious goods,
we shall fill our houses with spoil;
14 throw in your lot among us,
we will all have one purse”—
15 my son, do not walk in the way with them,
hold back your foot from their paths;
16 for their feet run to evil,
and they make haste to shed blood.
17 For in vain is a net spread
in the sight of any bird;
18 but these men lie in wait for their own blood,
they set an ambush for their own lives.
19 Such are the ways of all who get gain by violence;
it takes away the life of its possessors.
Proverbs 1:10-19
American Standard Version
10 My son, if sinners entice thee,
Consent thou not.
11 If they say, Come with us,
Let us lay wait for blood;
Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;
12 Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol,
[a]And whole, as those that go down into the pit;
13 We shall find all precious substance;
We shall fill our houses with spoil;
14 [b]Thou shalt cast thy lot among us;
We will all have one purse:
15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them;
Refrain thy foot from their path:
16 For their feet run to evil,
And they make haste to shed blood.
17 For in vain is the net spread
In the sight of any bird:
18 And these lay wait for their own blood;
They lurk privily for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain;
It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:12 Or, Even the perfect
- Proverbs 1:14 Or, Cast in thy lot
Proverbs 16:29
Revised Standard Version
29 A man of violence entices his neighbor
and leads him in a way that is not good.
Proverbs 16:29
American Standard Version
29 A man of violence enticeth his neighbor,
And leadeth him in a way that is not good.
Proverbs 25:26
Revised Standard Version
26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain
is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
Proverbs 25:26
American Standard Version
26 As a [a]troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring,
So is a righteous man that [b]giveth way before the wicked.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:26 Hebrew trampled.
- Proverbs 25:26 Or, is moved
Proverbs 27:3
Revised Standard Version
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27:3
American Standard Version
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty;
But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.
Proverbs 28:10
Revised Standard Version
10 He who misleads the upright into an evil way
will fall into his own pit;
but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.
Proverbs 28:10
American Standard Version
10 Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way,
He shall fall himself into his own pit;
But the perfect shall inherit good.
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