Proverbs 1:11
If they say, come with vs, let vs lay wayte for blood, and lurke priuily for the innocent without a cause:
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
10My sonne, if sinners doe intise thee, consent thou not.
12Let vs swallowe them vp lyke the graue quicke and whole, as those that go downe into the pit:
Cross References
Proverbs 1:18So these lay wayte for the blood of them, and lye priuily for their liues.
Proverbs 24:15Laye no priuie wayte (O wicked man) against the house of the righteous, and spoyle not his resting place.
Proverbs 30:14There is a generation whose teeth are as swordes, and their chawes as knyues, to deuour the poore from of the earth, & the needy from among men.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 1:11-20
Parental Admonitions. 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. 11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: 12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: 13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: 14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: 15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: 16 For their feet run to… Read the whole commentary →