Proverbs 1:18
“And they lay wait for their owne blood, they lurke priuily for their owne liues.”
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Proverbs 1:18 Context
16For their feete runne to euil, and make haste to shed blood. 17Surely in vaine the net is spread in the sight of any bird. 18And they lay wait for their owne blood, they lurke priuily for their owne liues. 19So are the waies of euery one that is greedie of gaine: which taketh away the life of the owners thereof. 20¶ Wisedome crieth without, she vttereth her voice in the streets:
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Other Translations
And they lay wait for their [own] blood; they lurk privily for their [own] lives.
- King James Version
But they lie in wait for their own blood; They ambush their own lives.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves.
- Basic English Bible
And these lay wait for their own blood; they lurk secretly for their own lives.
- Darby Bible
And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
- Webster's Bible
but these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
- World English Bible
And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And these lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk for their own lives.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version
But they lie in wait for their own blood; They ambush their own lives.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves.
- Basic English Bible
And these lay wait for their own blood; they lurk secretly for their own lives.
- Darby Bible
And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
- Webster's Bible
but these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
- World English Bible
And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And these lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk for their own lives.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 1:18
1:18 Their own blood - The destruction which they design to others, fall upon themselves.