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Proverbs 1:15–19

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15My son, qxwalk not thou in the way with them;

Refrain thy foot from their path:

16yFor their feet run to evil,

And make haste to shed blood.

17Surely in vain zthe net is spread †in the sight of any bird.

18And they clay wait for their own blood;

They clurk privily for their own lives.

19So are the ways of every one dthat is greedy of gain;

Which taketh away the life of ddthe owners thereof.

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Footnotes

  1. qch. 16:29. So ch. 4:14. See Ps. 1:1.
  2. xSo Ps. 119:101. ch. 24:1.
  3. ySo ch. 6:18. Isai. 59:7. Cited Rom. 3:15.
  4. zSee Ps. 9:15.
  5. †Heb a in the eyes of every thing b that hath a wing
  6. cSee ver. 11.
  7. cSee ver. 11.
  8. dch. 15:27. See Ps. 119:36.
  9. ddSee ch. 3:27 marg.

In other versions

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.