Proverbs 1:10-19

Amplified Bible

¹⁰ 
My son, if sinners entice you,
Do not consent.^(A)
11 
If they say, “Come with us;
Let us lie in wait to shed blood,
Let us ambush the innocent without cause;
¹² 
Let us swallow them alive like Sheol (the place of the dead),
Even whole, as those who go down to the pit [of death];
¹³ 
We will find and take all kinds of precious possessions,
We will fill our houses with spoil;
¹⁴ 
Throw in your lot with us [they insist];
We will all have one money bag [in common],”
¹⁵ 
My son, do not walk on the road with them;
Keep your foot [far] away from their path,
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For their feet run to evil,
And they hurry to shed blood.
¹⁷ 
Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net
In the sight of any bird;
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But [when these people set a trap for others] they lie in wait for their own blood;
They set an ambush for their own lives [and rush to their destruction].
¹⁹ 
So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain;
Greed takes away the lives of its possessors.^(B)