Proverbs 1:13

We shall find all [kinds of] precious wealth, we will fill our houses with booty;

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:

In Context

12We will swallow them up like the grave alive; and the men of integrity, as those that go down into the pit;

14Thy lot must thou cast in our midst; one purse shall be for us all:

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:19So are the paths of every one that is greedy after [unlawful] gain; it taketh away the life of those that own it.

Jeremiah 22:16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then was it well: is not this the proper knowledge of me? saith the Lord.

Amos 3:10For they know not how to act rightly, saith the Lord, who treasure up violence and robbery in their palaces.

Haggai 2:9Greater shall be the glory of this latter house than that of the former, saith the Lord of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts.

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 →

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