Proverbs 1:10-19
English Standard Version
10 My son, if sinners (A)entice you,
do not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us, (B)let us lie in wait for blood;
(C)let us ambush the innocent without reason;
12 like Sheol let us (D)swallow them alive,
and whole, like (E)those who go down to the pit;
13 we shall find all precious goods,
we shall fill our houses with plunder;
14 throw in your lot among us;
we will all have one purse”—
15 my son, (F)do not walk in the way with them;
(G)hold back your foot from their paths,
16 for (H)their feet run to evil,
and they make haste to shed blood.
17 (I)For in vain is a net spread
in the sight of any bird,
18 but these men (J)lie in wait for their own blood;
they (K)set an ambush for their own lives.
19 (L)Such are the ways of everyone who is (M)greedy for unjust gain;
(N)it takes away the life of its possessors.
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
English Standard Version
29 A man of violence (A)entices his neighbor
and leads him in a way that is not good.
Proverbs 16:29
New Living Translation
29 Violent people mislead their companions,
leading them down a harmful path.
Proverbs 25:26
English Standard Version
26 Like (A)a muddied spring or a polluted fountain
is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
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
English Standard Version
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
but (A)a fool's provocation is heavier than 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
English Standard Version
10 Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way
(A)will fall into his own pit,
but the blameless (B)will have a goodly inheritance.
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.
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