Proverbs 1:11
If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason;
In context
8 Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, 9 for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck. 10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason; 12 like Sheol let us swallow them alive, and whole, like those who go down to the pit; 13 we shall find all precious goods, we shall fill our houses with plunder; 14 throw in your lot among us; we will all have one purse”—
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 1:11 in the KJV
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 1:11 in the NIV
If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul;