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Proverbs 1:10–12

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10My son, if sinful men enticeq you,

do not give inr to them.s

11If they say, “Come along with us;

let’s lie in waitt for innocent blood,

let’s ambush some harmless soul;

12let’s swallowu them alive, like the grave,

and whole, like those who go down to the pit;v

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Cross references

  1. qSee Job 24:15
  2. rDt 13:8
  3. sver 15; Ps 1:1; Pr 16:29
  4. tSee Ps 10:8
  5. uSee Ps 35:25
  6. vver 16–18; See Job 33:18; See Ps 30:3

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

My son, if sinners entice you,

do not consent.

If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood;

let us ambush the innocent without reason;

like Sheol let us swallow them alive,

and whole, like those who go down to the pit;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

My son, if sinners entice you,

don’t be persuaded.

If they say—“Come with us!

Let’s set an ambush and kill someone.

Let’s attack some innocent person just for fun!

Let’s swallow them alive, like Sheol,

whole, like those who go down to the Pit.

NLTNew Living Translation

My child, if sinners entice you,

turn your back on them!

They may say, “Come and join us.

Let’s hide and kill someone!

Just for fun, let’s ambush the innocent!

Let’s swallow them alive, like the grave;

let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

My child, if sinners entice you, do not consent.

If they say,

“Come with us!

We shall lie in wait for blood;

we shall ambush the innocent without cause.

Like Sheol, we will swallow them alive

and whole, like those who descend to the pit.

KJV 1900King James Version

My son, if sinners entice thee,

Consent thou not.

If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood,

Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

Let us swallow them up alive as the grave;

And whole, as those that go down into the pit: