Proverbs 1:18

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“But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.”

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Read Proverbs 1:18 in the flow of Proverbs1 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs1 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 1:18 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
  2. Psalms 7:14Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
  3. Psalms 9:16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
  4. Psalms 55:23But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
  5. Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
  6. Proverbs 9:17“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
  7. Proverbs 11:5The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
  8. Proverbs 28:17A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.
  9. Matthew 27:4“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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