Proverbs 1:16
For their raglayim run to rah, 1 and make haste for shefach dahm (shedding of blood). 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
In Context
15Beni (my son), walk not thou in the derech with them; 1 refrain thy regel from their path; 1
Cross References
Proverbs 4:16For they sleep not, unless they have done evil; 1 and their sheynah (sleep) is robbed, unless they cause some to fall. 1
Isaiah 59:7Their raglayim (feet) run to rah, 1 and they make haste for shefach dahm naki (blood shed of the innocent); 1 their machsh'vot (thoughts) are machsh'vot of aven (wickedness); 1 shod (desolation) and shever (destruction) are on their highways. 1
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 →