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Proverbs 1:11–12
Proverbs 1:11–12 — The New International Version (NIV)
11 If they say, “Come along with us;
let’s lie in wait for innocent blood,
let’s ambush some harmless soul;
12 let’s swallow them alive, like the grave,
and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
Proverbs 1:11–12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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 the grave;
And whole, as those that go down into the pit:
Proverbs 1:11–12 — New Living Translation (NLT)
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;
let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death.
Proverbs 1:11–12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
11 If they say, “Come with us,
Let us lie in wait to shed blood;
Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
12 Let us swallow them alive like Sheol,
And whole, like those who go down to the Pit;
Proverbs 1:11–12 — New Century Version (NCV)
11 They will say, “Come with us.
Let’s ambush and kill someone;
let’s attack some innocent people just for fun.
12 Let’s swallow them alive, as death does;
let’s swallow them whole, as the grave does.
Proverbs 1:11–12 — American Standard Version (ASV)
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,
And whole, as those that go down into the pit;
Proverbs 1:11–12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause; 12 let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, and whole, as those that go down into the pit;
Proverbs 1:11–12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
11 If they say,
“Come with us.
Let’s set an ambush to kill someone.
Let’s hide to ambush innocent people for fun.
12 We’ll swallow them alive like the grave,
like those in good health who go into the pit.
Proverbs 1:11–12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
11 If they say—“Come with us!
Let’s set an ambush and kill someone.
Let’s attack some innocent person just for fun!
12 Let’s swallow them alive, like Sheol,
still healthy as they go down to the Pit.
Proverbs 1:11–12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
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.
Proverbs 1:11–12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
11 If they say,
“Come with us!
We shall lie in wait for blood;
we shall ambush the innocent without cause.
12 Like Sheol, we will swallow them alive
and whole, like those who descend to the pit.
Proverbs 1:11–12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
11 They might say, “Come along with us.
Let’s hide and wait to spill someone’s blood.
Let’s catch some harmless people in our trap.
12 Let’s swallow them alive, as the grave does.
Let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down into the pit.
Proverbs 1:11–12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
11 If they say, “Come with us,
Let us lie in wait for blood,
Let us ambush the innocent without cause;
12 Let us swallow them alive like Sheol,
Even whole, as those who go down to the pit;
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