Proverbs 1:18
Strong's Lexicon
But they
וְ֭הֵם (wə·hêm)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: 1) they, these, the same, who

lie in wait
יֶאֱרֹ֑בוּ (ye·’ĕ·rō·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 693: 1) to lie in wait, ambush, lurk 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lie in wait 1a2) ambush (participle as subst) 1b) (Piel) ambushers, liers-in-wait (pl. participle) 1c) (Hiphil) to lay an ambush

for their [own] blood;
לְדָמָ֣ם (lə·ḏā·mām)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1818: 1) blood 1a) of wine (fig.)

they ambush
יִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּ (yiṣ·pə·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6845: 1) to hide, treasure, treasure or store up 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to hide, treasure, treasure up 1a2) to lie hidden, lurk 1b) (Niphal) to be hidden, be stored up 1c) (Hiphil) to hide, hide from discovery

their [own] lives.
לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃ (lə·nap̄·šō·ṯām)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5315: 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) dubious 1h) activity of the will 1h1) dubious 1i) activity of the character 1i1) dubious

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.

Young's Literal Translation
And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
but they set an ambush to kill themselves; they attack their own lives.

New American Standard Bible
But they lie in wait for their own blood; They ambush their own lives.

King James Bible
And they lay wait for their [own] blood; they lurk privily for their [own] lives.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves!

New Living Translation
But these people set an ambush for themselves; they are trying to get themselves killed.

English Standard Version
but these men lie in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives.

New American Standard Bible
But they lie in wait for their own blood; They ambush their own lives.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
but they set an ambush to kill themselves; they attack their own lives.

International Standard Version
but these people lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush only themselves.

NET Bible
but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they ambush their own lives!

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

English Revised Version
And these lay wait for their own blood, they lurk privily for their own lives.

Young's Literal Translation
And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.
















Cross References
Romans 2:5
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

Proverbs 1:11
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

Proverbs 1:17
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

Proverbs 11:19
As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 1:16
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

Proverbs 1:15
My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

Proverbs 1:19
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

Proverbs 1:20
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

Proverbs 1:21
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
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