Proverbs 1:14

Proverbs 1:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
• English Standard Version (ESV)throw in your lot among us; we will all have one purse"—
• New King James Version (NKJV)Cast in your lot among us, Let us all have one purse”—
• New Living Translation (NLT)Come, throw in your lot with us; we’ll all share the loot.”

Context of Proverbs 1:14

12let’s swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit; 13we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder; cast lots with us; we will all share the loot”— 15my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths; 16for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.

Proverbs 1:14 word by word

גּ֭וֹרָ֣לְךָ תַּפִּ֣יל בְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּ כִּ֥יס אֶ֝חָ֗ד יִהְיֶ֥ה לְכֻלָּֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Castנָפַלnâphal · to fall: desertingH5307
• in thy lotגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
• amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• us; let us all have oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• purseכִּיסkîys · purseH3599

Commentaries on Proverbs 1:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Cast in thy lot - Be a frater conjuratus, a sworn brother, and thou shalt have an equal share of all the spoil. Common sense must teach us that the words here used are such as must be spoken when a gang of cutthroats, pickpockets, etc., are associated together.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-19Verses 10-19 Wicked people are zealous in seducing others into the paths of the destroyer: sinners love company in sin. But they have so much the more to answer for. How cautious young people should be! "Consent thou not." Do not say as they say, nor do as they do, or would have thee to do; have no fellowship with them. Who could think that it should be a pleasure to one man to destroy another! See their idea of worldly wealth; but it is neither…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-19The father warns his child not to join a group of wrongdoers planning to attack innocent people. Their evil actions will eventually harm them (see Proverbs 28:10; Psalms 9:15; 35:8). The evil path involves violence and theft.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1910-19. A solemn warning against temptation. entice--literally, "open the way." consent ... not--Sin is in consenting or yielding to temptation, not in being tempted.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 1:14

• Character
• Company
• Fellowship
• Robbers
• Temptation
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Lot
• Bag
• Call
• Consent
• Despise
• Entice
• Hate
• Lurk
• Naught
• Prosperity

Commentaries on Proverbs 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings