Proverbs 1:18 · KJV
“And they lay wait for their {own} blood; they lurk privily for their {own} lives.”
— Proverbs 1:18
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. {in the...: Heb. in the eyes of every thing that hath a wing}
So {are} the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; {which} taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Proverbs 1 — Context
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. {in the...: Heb. in the eyes of every thing that hath a wing}
18And they lay wait for their {own} blood; they lurk privily for their {own} lives.
19So {are} the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; {which} taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
20Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: {Wisdom: Heb. Wisdoms, that is, Excellent wisdom}
Cross References
Psalms 9:16
The LORD is known {by} the judgment {which} he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. {Higgaion: that is, Meditation}
Esther 7:10
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
Proverbs 28:17
A man that doeth violence to the blood of {any} person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
Proverbs 5:22-23
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. {sins: Heb. sin}
Psalms 7:14-16
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
Matthew 27:4-5
Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What {is that} to us? see thou {to that}.
Psalms 55:23
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. {bloody...: Heb. men of bloods and deceit} {shall...: Heb. shall not half their days}
Proverbs 9:17-18
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread {eaten} in secret is pleasant. {eaten...: Heb. of secrecies}