Proverbs 1:10-19 Parallel Bible Translations

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10 My child, if sinners try to entice you, do not consent! My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them.
11 If they say, |Come with us! We will lie in wait to shed blood; we will ambush an innocent person capriciously. If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason; If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul;
12 We will swallow them alive like Sheol, those full of vigor like those going down to the Pit. like Sheol let us swallow them alive, and whole, like those who go down to the pit; let’s swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
13 We will seize all kinds of precious wealth; we will fill our houses with plunder. we shall find all precious goods, we shall fill our houses with plunder; we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder;
14 Join with us! We will all share equally in what we steal.| throw in your lot among us; we will all have one purse”— cast lots with us; we will all share the loot|—
15 My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path; my son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths, my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths;
16 for they are eager to inflict harm, and they hasten to shed blood. for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood. for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.
17 Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird, For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird, How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!
18 but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they ambush their own lives! but these men lie in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives. These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves!
19 Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly; it takes away the life of those who obtain it! Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain; it takes away the life of its possessors. Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.
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