Devine Scripture

Proverbs 1:18

Proverbs chapter 1 · verse 18 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.

Context

v.17For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:

v.18This passage

v.19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 7:14

    Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

  • Psalms 55:23

    But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee.

  • Proverbs 5:22

    His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

  • Matthew 27:4

    saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to it.

  • Psalms 9:16

    Jehovah hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment: The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. [Higgaion. Selah

  • Esther 7:10

    So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.