Proverbs 1:15–19
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15Don’t go with people like that, my son. Stay away from them. 16They can’t wait to do something bad. They’re always ready to kill. 17It does no good to spread a net when the bird you want to catch is watching, 18but people like that are setting a trap for themselves, a trap in which they will die. 19Robbery always claims the life of the robber—this is what happens tob anyone who lives by violence.
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- bOne ancient translation what happens to; Hebrew the path of.
Copyright 1966, 1971, 1976, 1992 American Bible Society
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
my son, do not walk in the way with them;
hold back your foot from their paths,
for their feet run to evil,
and they make haste to shed blood.
For in vain is a net spread
in the sight of any bird,
but these men lie in wait for their own blood;
they set an ambush for their own lives.
Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain;
it takes away the life of its possessors.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
my son, do not go along with them,
do not set foot on their paths;
for their feet rush into evil,
they are swift to shed blood.
How useless to spread a net
where every bird can see it!
These men lie in wait for their own blood;
they ambush only themselves!
Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
it takes away the life of those who get it.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
my son, don’t travel that road with them
or set foot on their path,
because their feet run toward evil
and they hurry to shed blood.
It is useless to spread a net
where any bird can see it,
but they set an ambush to kill themselves;
they attack their own lives.
Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly;
it takes the lives of those who receive it.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
My child, don’t go along with them!
Stay far away from their paths.
They rush to commit evil deeds.
They hurry to commit murder.
If a bird sees a trap being set,
it knows to stay away.
But these people set an ambush for themselves;
they are trying to get themselves killed.
Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money;
it robs them of life.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
My child, do not walk in their way.
Keep your foot from their paths,
for their feet run to evil,
and they hurry to shed blood,
for “in vain is the net scattered,
in the sight of any winged bird.”
They lie in wait for their own blood.
They ambush their own lives.
Thus are the ways of all who are greedy for gain—
it will take the life of its possessors.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
My son, walk not thou in the way with them;
Refrain thy foot from their path:
For their feet run to evil,
And make haste to shed blood.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
And they lay wait for their own blood;
They lurk privily for their own lives.
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain;
Which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
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