Proverbs 1:16–18
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for their feet rush into evil,n
they are swift to shed blood.o
How useless to spread a net
where every bird can see it!
These men lie in waitp for their own blood;
they ambush only themselves!q
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
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.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
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!
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
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.
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NLTNew Living Translation
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.
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
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.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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