Proverbs 1:11
If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul;
In context
8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. 9 They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck. 10 My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them.
11 If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul; 12 let’s swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit; 13 we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder; 14 cast lots with us; we will all share the loot”—
Compare in other versions
- 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:
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 1:11 in the ESV
If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason;