Proverbs 1:18
So these lay wayte for the blood of them, and lye priuily for their liues.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
In Context
17But [as] in vayne, the nette is layde foorth before the birdes eyes:
Cross References
Proverbs 5:22The wickednes of the vngodly shall catche him selfe, and with the snares of his owne sinne shall he be trapped.
Proverbs 11:5The ryghteousnesse of the innocent ordereth his way: but the vngodly shall fall in his owne wickednesse.
Matthew 27:4Saying: I haue synned, betraying the innocent blood. And they said: what is that to vs? see thou to that.
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 →