Proverbs 1:16
For their feete runne to euyll, and are hasty to shed blood.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
In Context
15My sonne, walke not thou with them, refrayne thy foote from their wayes.
17But [as] in vayne, the nette is layde foorth before the birdes eyes:
Cross References
Proverbs 4:16For they sleepe not except they haue done mischiefe: and sleepe is taken from them, vntyll they haue done harme.
Isaiah 59:7Their feete runne to euyll, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their counsels are wicked counsels, harme and destruction are in their wayes.
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 →