Proverbs 1:10–11
Proverbs 1:10–11 — The New International Version (NIV)
10 My son, if sinful men entice you,
do not give in to them.
11 If they say, “Come along with us;
let’s lie in wait for innocent blood,
let’s ambush some harmless soul;
Proverbs 1:10–11 — English Standard Version (ESV)
10 My son, if sinners entice you,
do not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood;
let us ambush the innocent without reason;
Proverbs 1:10–11 — New Living Translation (NLT)
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!
Proverbs 1:10–11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
10 My son, if sinners entice you,
Do not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us,
Let us lie in wait to shed blood;
Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
Proverbs 1:10–11 — New Century Version (NCV)
10 My child, if sinners try to lead you into sin,
do not follow them.
11 They will say, “Come with us.
Let’s ambush and kill someone;
let’s attack some innocent people just for fun.
Proverbs 1:10–11 — American Standard Version (ASV)
10 My son, if sinners entice thee,
Consent thou not.
11 If they say, Come with us,
Let us lay wait for blood;
Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;
Proverbs 1:10–11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent not. 11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
Proverbs 1:10–11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
10 My son,
if sinners lure you, do not go along.
11 If they say,
“Come with us.
Let’s set an ambush to kill someone.
Let’s hide to ambush innocent people for fun.
Proverbs 1:10–11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
10 My son, if sinners entice you,
don’t be persuaded.
11 If they say—“Come with us!
Let’s set an ambush and kill someone.
Let’s attack some innocent person just for fun!
Proverbs 1:10–11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
10 My child, if sinners entice you,
do not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood;
let us wantonly ambush the innocent;
Proverbs 1:10–11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
10 My child, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
11 If they say,
“Come with us!
We shall lie in wait for blood;
we shall ambush the innocent without cause.
Proverbs 1:10–11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
10 My son, if sinners tempt you,
don’t give in to them.
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.
Proverbs 1:10–11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
10 My son, if sinners entice you,
Do not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us,
Let us lie in wait for blood,
Let us ambush the innocent without cause;