Proverbs 1:10-19

New Living Translation

¹⁰My child, if sinners entice you,
    turn your back on them!
¹¹They may say, “Come and join us.
    Let’s hide and kill someone!
    Just for fun, let’s ambush the innocent!
¹²Let’s swallow them alive, like the grave^[a];
    let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death.
¹³Think of the great things we’ll get!
    We’ll fill our houses with all the stuff we take.
¹⁴Come, throw in your lot with us;
    we’ll all share the loot.”

¹⁵My child, don’t go along with them!
    Stay far away from their paths.
¹⁶They rush to commit evil deeds.
    They hurry to commit murder.
¹⁷If a bird sees a trap being set,
    it knows to stay away.
¹⁸But these people set an ambush for themselves;
    they are trying to get themselves killed.
¹⁹Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money;
    it robs them of life.

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Footnotes

1:12 Hebrew like Sheol.

Proverbs 1:10-19

Common English Bible

¹⁰My son, don’t let sinners entice you.
    Don’t go
¹¹    when they say:
        “Come with us.
        Let’s set up a deadly ambush.
        Let’s secretly wait for the innocent just for fun.
¹²        Let’s swallow up the living like the grave^[a]—
        whole, like those who go down into the pit.
¹³        We’ll find all sorts of precious wealth;
        we’ll fill our houses with plunder.
¹⁴        Throw in your lot with us;
        we’ll share our money.”
¹⁵My son, don’t go on the path with them;
    keep your feet from their way,
¹⁶    because their feet run to evil;
            they hurry to spill blood.
¹⁷It’s useless to cast a net
    in the sight of a bird.
¹⁸But these sinners set up a deadly ambush;
    they lie in wait for their own lives.
¹⁹These are the ways of all who seek unjust gain;
    it costs them their lives.