Proverbs 1:12
let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
In Context
11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
13We will find all manner of precious goods; we will fill our houses with plunder.
Cross References
Numbers 26:10And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.
Psalms 28:1To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.
Psalms 56:1Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.
Psalms 124:3when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,
Jeremiah 51:34“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me; he has crushed me. He has set me aside like an empty vessel; he has swallowed me like a monster; he filled his belly with my delicacies and vomited me out.
Lamentations 2:16All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”
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 →