Proverbs 1:12
like Sheol let us swallow them alive, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
In context
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”— 15 my son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths,
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 1:12 in the KJV
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; And whole, as those that go down into the pit:
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 1:12 in the NIV
let’s swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;