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Proverbs 1:18
18But these people set an ambush for themselves; they are trying to get themselves killed.
Proverbs 1:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
- New International Version (NIV)These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves!
- English Standard Version (ESV)but these men lie in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But they lie in wait for their own blood, They lurk secretly for their own lives.
Context of Proverbs 1:18
16They rush to commit evil deeds. They hurry to commit murder. 17If 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. 19Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money; it robs them of life. 20Wisdom shouts in the streets. She cries out in the public square.
Read all of Proverbs 1Proverbs 1:18 word by word
וְ֭הֵם לְדָמָ֣ם יֶאֱרֹ֑בוּ יִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּ לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 1:18
- Proverbs 5:22An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him.
- Proverbs 9:17“Stolen water is refreshing; food eaten in secret tastes the best!”
- Proverbs 28:17A murderer’s tormented conscience will drive him into the grave. Don’t protect him!
- Esther 7:10So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and the king’s anger subsided.
- Psalms 7:14The wicked conceive evil; they are pregnant with trouble and give birth to lies.
- Psalms 9:16The Lord is known for his justice. The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. Quiet Interlude
- Psalms 55:23But you, O God, will send the wicked down to the pit of destruction. Murderers and liars will die young, but I am trusting you to save me.
- Matthew 27:4“I have sinned,” he declared, “for I have betrayed an innocent man.” “What do we care?” they retorted. “That’s your problem.”
Commentaries on Proverbs 1:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18They lay wait for their own blood - I believe it is the innocent who are spoken of here, for whose blood and lives these lay wait and lurk privily; certainly not their own, by any mode of construction.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. 17-19Birds avoid obvious traps, but greedy people do not. When they choose violence and robbery, they risk losing their lives violently. They might die during the crime or be punished with death if caught. Even if wrongdoers succeed until they die, they will experience judgment after death, while the righteous will be with God (see Psalm 1).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
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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
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